You might also have to enter this command as well to get the changes to apply. It is OK to use this file format in most cases because you will get the best image quality. If you did try to use some of the methods mentioned above, you might have noticed that screenshots are saved as PNG files. Make sure there is a space after “location” in the command and then drag and drop the “Screenshots” folder onto the Terminal window (or alternatively you can manually type the location of the folder) and then hit Return (Enter).Ĥ. Change the File Format Your Mac Uses to Save Screenshots. Open Terminal and type the following command but DON’T hit Return yet!ĭefaults write locationģ.
For this example, I created a folder called “Screenshots” on my Desktop.Ģ. You can also change the default location for screenshots.ġ. Click (or tap) to take a screenshot of the highlighted window. Move the camera icon and hover it over the window you want to take a screenshot of. The marker will change to a camera icon.ģ. You can now try capturing a screenshot on your Mac using the Command + Shift + 3 combo and should see the screenshot saved in the JPG format instead of. Press Command + Shift +4 to reveal the crosshair marker.Ģ. To change the default screenshot format from PNG to JPG, simply type the following command into Terminal and press Enter: defaults write type jpg killall SystemUIServer. When you want to grab a screenshot of a specific application window, instead of using Command + Shift + 4 to draw a box around it, you can instead do this.ġ. You may need to issue this command as well (although I have not found it necessary): To change the screenshot file format, type this command in Terminal, replacing “jpg” with your format of choice (bmp,gif,jpg,pds,tiff).ĭefaults write type jpg
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