You'll then be able to use the shortcut from the services menu, by running it from inside the Shortcuts app, or you can set a keyboard shortcut to activate it. Once it's downloaded, open the file, and you'll be prompted to enter your upload key. Shortcut (macOS Monterey and above)įirst, download the 'macOS Shortcut' from your upload preferences page. sxcu file format, so the process of getting setup should be relatively simple. The uploader we recommend for older versions of macOS is MagicCap.

It allows for both existing files, or a live screenshot to be uploaded. If you're using macOS Monterey or above, we recommend using the new shortcut. If you’re in the market for a powerful, PC-only, versatile screen recording and capture tool, you could do far worse than choose ShareX as your default.MacOS Monterey introduced the Shortcuts app to macOS. It doesn’t take long to get to grips with the available options, even customizing them to suit your needs. This is but a sample of the modifiable parameters available to you.įor an app with a very unassuming, even downright unappealing interface, ShareX possesses many impressive tools, which can put other competing paid-for services to shame. To change this, pop over to ‘After capture tasks’, and click on ‘Upload image to host’ to disable it (all enabled options are displayed in bold). This can be changed to other photo storage and sharing sites in the ‘Destinations’ settings, where you’ll find a host of other options, such as ImageShack, Flickr, Twitter, and Chevereto among others.īut if this does not appeal, you have the option of simply saving the shots to your computer. You will notice that by default, ShareX is designed to send your screenshots to image hosting website Imgur. Default options can be easily altered to suit your workflow.You’re also completely free to alter the green ones as well to create shortcuts to suit your workflow. To fix the offenders, select one, type a different keyboard combination, and once it turns green, you’re good to go. Those that work without issues are green instead.

You’ll see at a glance which settings clash with those from other software packages, as they’ll have a bright red rectangle next to them. One of these is the ability to create your own keyboard shortcuts. ShareX hosts many additional features that are designed to complement its core functionality.

A nice feature, well implemented and easy to use.

Create your own custom keyboard shortcuts for specific actions (Image credit: ShareX)

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