I find I only need to save around 10% of the screenshots I take. Left to its default settings, my Mac would save the other 90%, adding to an endless clutter I'd never take care of. As such, I always save screenshots to my Mac's clipboard, so I can paste it in the app of my choice without saving the image at all. Goodbye clutter. On your Mac, you can do this by using two keyboard shortcuts. Press Command-Control-Shift-3 for a screenshot of the entire screen, or use Command-Control-Shift-4 to capture an area of your screen. You can then paste these screenshots in any app or social media site.
Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Screenshots. Here, disable "Save picture of screen as a file" and "Save picture of selected area as a file."
Change the default screenshot folder to clean up your desktop
Other Location…. You can choose a folder or create a new one for your screenshots. Once you create this folder, you can open Finder, and drag it to the Trash side of the Dock for quick access.
To do this, press Command-Shift-4, hit Spacebar, and hold down the Option key while clicking an app window. You'll have to hit Option every time you want to remove the shadow, however. If you want to make shadow-free screenshots the default, you'll have to run the following command in Terminal:
To restore defaults, you can simply replace "true" with "false" in the Terminal command and run it again.
Add the Screenshot app to the dock for easier access
Keyboard shortcuts are great, but they're not necessarily easy to remember—especially for the many screenshot options on macOS. Fortunately, Apple allows you to add the Screenshot utility to your Mac's Dock. To add it open Finder on your Mac, go to the Applications folder, then scroll down and open the Utilities folder. You can now drag the Screenshot tool to the Dock for one-click access.
Use this keyboard shortcut to access all screenshot tools in one place
Credit: Pranay ParabIf you're trying to take a screenshot of something timely or quick, it's easy to miss the moment. Instead of trying to hit the button at just the right time, you can set a delay of five to 10 seconds to set up a screenshot or a screen recording, and avoid retakes. To set this up, press Command-Shift-5, and go to Options. Under the Timer section, you can choose your delay timing.
Reveal mouse clicks in screen recordings to show what you're clicking
Your Mac's Screenshot tool lets you record your screen with microphone audio, and even supports external mics. Pair this with a five to 10-second delay in starting the recording, and you can create screencasts with audio in one go. To use this feature, press Command-Shift-5, select any of the screen recording options, click Options, and select your mic from the Microphone section.
Use your Mac to record your iPhone's screen
Credit: Pranay ParabQuickTime Player offers another way to do this, but you'll need to plug your iPhone into your Mac using a USB cable. Open QuickTime Player, and go to File > New Movie Recording to get started. Click the down-arrow button next to the record button, and select your iPhone to start recording.
Save space by switching your default screenshot format to JPG
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg; killall SystemUIServer
Be aware that this will significantly reduce the quality of your screenshots, and in particular, it may make text illegible in these images. If that's bothering you, then you can restore PNG screenshots by replacing "jpg" with "png" in the command mentioned above.
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