Reader and programmer Robert Daeley points out that for Mac users who cannot download Snippy, the following Mac-specific commands should be helpful:
Apowersoft Mac Screenshot. Apowersoft Mac Screenshot is a powerful screen capturing tool for Mac. Just like other snipping tools for Mac in this list, this app also surpasses the built-in Mac tool for capturing your desktop. The Apowersoft snipping tool for Mac is far better in functionality than the original one, but it still lacks the simplicity of the original snipping tool for Windows. Grab Snipping Tool for Mac Grab is slightly less advanced than the Apowersoft version of a snipping tool for Mac.
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Mac devices come with inbuilt screenshot capturing tools and thus there is no need left for any snipping/ picture capturing and editing tool. Though we have mentioned the approach to download a snipping tool in a Mac based device but it has been told keeping in mind the requirements of a new Mac user only.
Use free Snippy (Windows) to copy a part of your screen. Instead of grabbing the entire screen or…
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Apple-Shift-3 takes a screenshot of the whole screen. Another one that most people don't know about is Apple-Shift-4, which produces crosshairs that can be dragged to grab just a portion of the screen.
OS X also comes with the Grab utility, with which you can grab a selection, a window, the screen, or a timed screenshot.
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Thanks, Robert!
Update: Nicholas points out some additional specifics:
Apple-Shift-4 then spacebar takes a screenshot of just a particular window. And Apple-Shift-4 then Control copies the screenshot to the clipboard.
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Thanks, Nicholas!
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