Quick Start

This walkthrough takes you from your first capture to your first export.

1. Capture something

Press the Capture Region hotkey (default: Ctrl+Shift+4). Your screen dims slightly and your cursor becomes a crosshair — drag to select the area you want to capture, then release.

Don't want to use a hotkey? Open the Savvyshot home window and click Take Screenshot, then choose a capture mode. See Capturing Screenshots for all four capture modes.

2. See what happens next

By default, your capture opens directly in the editor. If you've enabled Show preview after taking screenshot in Settings, a small floating preview window appears instead — double-click it to open the editor.

3. Style and annotate

In the editor:

• The right sidebar controls the canvas — background, padding, border, shadow, and aspect ratio. Try picking a gradient background from the Backgrounds section.
• The top toolbar holds annotation tools. Press R for a quick rectangle, or T to add a text label, then click-drag on the canvas.

See Editing Screenshots for the full tour.

4. Export

When you're happy with the result, open the export dialog from the footer (or press Ctrl/Cmd+S) to save as PNG/JPG/WebP, or press Ctrl/Cmd+C to copy the result straight to your clipboard. Details in Exporting.

5. (Optional) Pin it

Need to keep the screenshot visible while you work in another app? Press Ctrl/Cmd+P to pin it as a small floating window that stays on top. See Pinned Windows.

That's the full loop — capture, style, export. The rest of this documentation goes deeper on each step.