Shortcuts
| Capture | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Region | ⌘ ⇧ 9 |
| Window | ⌘ ⇧ 1 |
| Full screen | ⌘ ⇧ 2 |
| Scrolling and Burst | From the mode bar while capturing |
macOS keeps ⌘ ⇧ 3, ⌘ ⇧ 4 and ⌘ ⇧ 5 for its own tool. Change any of Glintshot’s shortcuts in Settings › Shortcuts.
What it adds to the built-in screenshot tool
macOS’s own tool is fine for a quick grab. Glintshot is for the screenshots you’re about to explain to someone:
- Eight annotation tools on the capture itself: arrow, line, rectangle, pen, text, highlighter, blur and numbered steps. Every mark stays editable until you close the capture.
- Copy text from any part of the screen with Apple Vision, on your Mac.
- Auto-redact blurs emails, card numbers and API keys in one click.
- Send to opens ChatGPT, Claude, Codex or Cursor with the capture pasted in.
- Smart snap snaps the selection to the button or panel under the pointer, using the Accessibility access macOS asks you for.
- Scrolling capture stitches a whole page together as you scroll.
Setting it up
- Open Glintshot. It sits in the menu bar, with no Dock icon.
- Allow Screen Recording when macOS asks, then reopen it.
- Press ⌘ ⇧ 9 and drag over anything. Let go, and it’s copied.
It needs macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.
Questions
Why does macOS ask for Screen Recording?
macOS asks this of every app that reads the screen, screenshot apps included. Glintshot reads it only while you’re capturing. Turn it on in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen Recording, then reopen Glintshot.
Does it replace ⌘ ⇧ 4?
It doesn’t have to. Glintshot’s shortcuts are ⌘ ⇧ 9, ⌘ ⇧ 1 and ⌘ ⇧ 2, so macOS keeps its own. Change any of them in Settings › Shortcuts.
Does it run on Intel Macs?
Yes. It runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 13 or later.