Hotkey For Screenshot

Windows offers several ways to capture your screen depending on whether you want to save it as a file immediately or just copy it to your clipboard.

| Tool | Default Hotkey | Features | |------|----------------|----------| | (Windows) | Shift + PrtScn | Region capture, OCR, auto-upload, GIF recording | | Greenshot (Windows) | PrtScn | Quick editor, export to many destinations | | Lightshot (Win/macOS) | PrtScn | Simple editor, instant upload | | Flameshot (Linux/Win/macOS) | PrtScn | Open-source, annotation, blur tool | | Snipaste (Win/macOS) | F1 (capture), F3 (paste as floating image) | Pin screenshots on screen | hotkey for screenshot

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Windows provides several built-in methods, ranging from simple full-screen captures to flexible cropping tools. Windows offers several ways to capture your screen

| Action | Hotkey | Notes | |--------|--------|-------| | Full screen (saves to clipboard) | PrtScn (Print Screen) | Paste with Ctrl + V | | Full screen (saves as file) | Win + PrtScn | Saved in Pictures > Screenshots | | Active window only | Alt + PrtScn | Clipboard only | | Snipping Tool / Snip & Sketch | Win + Shift + S | Opens snipping bar (rectangular, freeform, window, full screen) → saves to clipboard & notification | | Game Bar screenshot | Win + Alt + PrtScn | Saves to Videos > Captures (Game Bar must be enabled) | hotkey for screenshot