Region Capture

Default hotkey: Ctrl+Shift+4

Region capture lets you draw a rectangle around exactly the area you want to capture — perfect for grabbing a specific part of a window, a dialog, or any portion of your screen.

How to use it

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+4 (or trigger Capture Region from the home window or tray menu).
2. Your screen dims and the cursor becomes a crosshair.
3. Click and drag to draw a selection rectangle. You can adjust the edges before releasing.
4. Release the mouse button to capture the selected area.

After capturing

The captured region opens in the editor, or in a floating preview window if Show preview after taking screenshot is enabled (see Settings).

Capture Region with Delay

If you need a moment to set up the screen before capturing — opening a menu, hovering a tooltip, switching to another window — use Capture Region with Delay instead of the instant hotkey.

1. Right-click the system tray icon (Windows) or open the menu bar (macOS) and choose Capture Region with Delay (Xs).
2. Savvyshot's window hides immediately so it doesn't show up in the capture.
3. After the delay, the region selection overlay appears automatically — draw your rectangle as usual.

There's no on-screen countdown or sound, so use the delay window to get everything in place before it expires.

Changing the delay: open the same tray/menu bar entry's Set Capture Delay submenu and pick a value — 1, 2, 3 (default), 5, 7, or 10 seconds. The checkmark shows the current setting, and it applies to every future delayed capture until changed again.

This mode doesn't have a keyboard shortcut — trigger it from the tray icon or menu bar.

Tips

• Press Esc while the overlay is active to cancel the capture.
• Region capture is the most flexible mode — use it for anything that isn't a full window or screen.