Mac screenshot guides
Where macOS puts your screenshots, how to move them somewhere better, and how to find one again later. Each guide covers the built-in way first.
- Where do screenshots go on Mac?The default folder, how to check yours, and why a screenshot can seem to vanish.
- How to change the screenshot location on MacMove screenshots off the Desktop with the toolbar or Terminal, and how to undo it.
- How to organize screenshots on MacFinder stacks, smart folders, batch rename and tags for the pile, and a way to stop it growing.
- How to search text in screenshots on MacCopy text with Live Text, find a screenshot by its words with Spotlight, Photos or Shelvo.
- Shelvo vs CleanShot X vs ShottrWhat each one is for, what they cost, and where the other two are better.