Screenshot shortcut
Mac, Windows, and iPhone screenshot keys in one list, then cover private details before you share.
Screenshot shortcut means the keys, not the editor. People search it when they need the whole screen, a rectangle, or one window, on the device in front of them.
Use the table, capture, then cover names and numbers before the file hits a chat. Device-specific pages go deeper. This page is the index.
Screenshot shortcut cheat sheet
- Mac full screen: Shift-Command-3 — how to screenshot on a Mac
- Mac region: Shift-Command-4
- Mac window: Shift-Command-4, then Space
- Mac toolbar: Shift-Command-5
- Windows region: Win + Shift + S — how to screenshot on Windows
- Windows full screen file: Win + PrtSc
- Windows window: Alt + PrtSc (clipboard)
- iPhone (Face ID): Side + Volume Up — how to screenshot on iPhone
- iPhone (Home button): Home + Side or Top
- Android (common): Power + Volume Down
Lost the file afterward? Where do screenshots go?
Shortcut vs redaction
The shortcut only copies pixels. Markup, Snipping Tool pens, and highlighter tools do not reliably destroy digits. After capture, paint an opaque bar for anything you would rotate. How to blur a screenshot is the privacy hub. BlurThis does the bar or blur in this tab.
FAQ: What is the screenshot shortcut on a Mac?
Shift-Command-3 for everything on the display. Shift-Command-4 to drag a box. Apple’s list: Take a screenshot on Mac.
FAQ: What is the screenshot shortcut on Windows?
Win + Shift + S for a snip. Win + PrtSc to save a full-screen PNG. Microsoft: Snipping Tool.