Floating thumbnail
Every capture shows a thumbnail in the corner of your screen. It is your quick way to copy, save, mark up or file the capture.
Gestures
| Do this | Result |
|---|---|
| Click | Copy to clipboard |
| Drag | Drop the file into any app, Finder or a browser |
| Double-click | Open the editor (a recording plays instead) |
| Swipe right (two fingers) | Save (keep forever) and copy (same as Return in the name bar) |
| Swipe left | Dismiss |
| Esc | Close |
| Right-click | Full action menu |
Hover icons
Move the pointer over the thumbnail.
- ✕ (top left): close.
- Top right, for screenshots: Copy, Edit, Pin (and Redact when secrets were found).
- Top right, for recordings: Copy, Edit, Convert to GIF.
- Name bar (bottom): type a name and press Return, or click the Save icon. This names, saves and copies.
What the actions do
- Copy: puts the image (or file) on your clipboard.
- Edit: opens the editor. On a capture you just redacted it opens the original with each cover as a mark.
- Pin: shows the image always on top of other windows. Right-click a pinned image to set its opacity or lock it. A locked pin lets clicks pass through. Unlock from Unlock Pins in the menu (it appears while a pin is locked).
- Convert to GIF: turns a recording into a GIF. See Recording and GIF.
Right-click menu
The menu has Copy, Save, Save As… (⇧⌘S), Edit (or Play), Pin to Screen and Copy Text for screenshots, Rename…, Move to Project, Show in Finder, Keep Forever (see Library) and Move to Trash.
Several thumbnails
If several are on screen, use Save All Thumbnails or Close All Thumbnails in the menu (they appear while thumbnails are on screen) to deal with them at once.
Leave it or lose it
The thumbnail hides itself after a delay. Choose Never, 5, 10 or 30 seconds in Settings › General › Close thumbnail after. The default is Never. Even after it hides, the capture is in your Library.
You can also skip the thumbnail. Settings › General › After Capture › Action can copy, save to the folder, or open the editor directly.