#LIGHTSHOT FOR MAC INSTALL#
#LIGHTSHOT FOR MAC FREE#
#LIGHTSHOT FOR MAC WINDOWS#

To be clear, the link loads just fine, it's just that the only thing in the loaded image is the lightshot logo. The actual capture doesn't seem to be there. The only issue I'm seeing currently is that no matter what I've selected to be captured, uploading the screenshot to the cloud and copying the link results in just an image of the lightshot logo.

#LIGHTSHOT FOR MAC WINDOWS#

After installing it on my M1 mac, I found that the features are pretty much all there and despite feeling a little clunky compared to the windows version, it got the job done. I've been using lightshot on windows for a couple years now and have loved it. I hope they consider improving that someday. Lightshot is an okay program that is 80% of the way there but that last 20% of missing user experience consideration is really noticeable. That's a shame because with some UX changes they could do it all in the one tool. I tried to use these features for a while but now I have mostly given up and use it for the one task of selecting an area of the screen to save as an image and then open that saved image in a different image editor to do the markup. Adding text is infuriating because there is no editor box to allow changing font size/type - though I've heard there are some hidden hotkeys like scrollwheel for some of this but I haven't learned the secret language to make these hidden Lightshot features closer to useable. The color selector being colored pencils is strange and not very useful - I wish it had a simpler color selector or allowed hex codes/color names to ensure I was using the same colors consistently between screenshots. Selecting different tools barely shows a difference in the button highlighting or in the cursor so it's hard to tell what tool you're about to use. I often times find myself trying to draw a box to highlight something and instead it moves the frame of what's selected instead so the whole screenshot image changes. On the surface it does a similar job but the usability is much worse. Other great screenshot apps for macOS that you can use include Monosnap, Shottr, Skitch, and CleanShotX.Lightshot really makes me miss Greenshot. You can then paste it in any application that allows you to insert images. Quick tip: You can press Command + C to copy the screenshot to your Mac's clipboard. Press Command + S and choose where you want to save the screenshot to on your computer. You can use the toolbar that appears on the side of the highlighted area to add other elements to your screenshot, such as text, lines, rectangles, arrows, and colors.ĥ. You can also press Command + A to select the entire screen.Ĥ. The highlighted area will appear normally while everything else excluded from the screenshot will still be darkened. Click and drag the mouse pointer to select the area of your screen that you want to screen shot. Your Mac's screen will darken, indicating that you're ready to take a screenshot.ģ. Launch Lightshot by pressing Command + Shift + 9 on your keyboard.

#LIGHTSHOT FOR MAC INSTALL#

Download and install Lightshot on your Mac computer.Ģ.

#LIGHTSHOT FOR MAC FREE#

One of the best and free screenshot apps is Lightshot, and it's quite easy to use.ġ. If you don't want to use your Mac's built-in screenshot tools, you can use a third-party app for macOS. Let go of the mouse button or trackpad to take the screenshot.

You can toggle between height and width by pressing the Shift key. This allows you to adjust the height and width of the box.

Adjust the height and width: After dragging the crosshair to create a highlighted area, press and hold the Shift key.

You can then drag the box anywhere on the screen, and then release the spacebar to take your screenshot.

This locks the box so it can't change size.

Lock in the shape and size: After dragging the crosshair to create a highlighted area, press and hold the spacebar.

When the screenshot is saved, it will have a gray border around it. Hover the camera cursor over the window you want to capture and click on it.

Capture a specific window: Press Shift + Command + 4 and then hit the spacebar.

After pressing Shift + Command + 4, you can press other keys to unlock more options: That's not all you can do with this method. Let go of the mouse button or trackpad to capture the selected area, or press the Esc key to cancel. Everything in the highlighted box will be screenshotted.ģ.

Lightshot for mac