# Screenshot Studio: Capture, Edit, and Export Screenshots

## Screenshot Studio

Highlight Studio includes a full screenshot editor alongside the video editor. Capture any part of your screen, style it with backgrounds and annotations, and export a polished image — all without leaving the app.

## Capturing a Screenshot

There are several ways to start a screenshot capture:

- **Menu bar** — Click the Highlight Studio menu bar icon and select "Capture Window" or "Screenshot..."
- **App menu** — File → Screenshot ( **Cmd+Shift+N**)
- **Keyboard shortcuts**:

- **Ctrl+Shift+S** — Instantly capture the frontmost window (skips the selection step)
  - **Ctrl+Shift+A** — Open the capture sheet to choose what to capture

### Capture Options

The capture sheet gives you four options:

1. **Screens** — Capture a full display. Thumbnails preview each connected monitor.
2. **Windows** — Capture a specific application window. You can filter out Highlight Studio's own windows.
3. **Region** — Drag to select a rectangular area of the screen.
4. **Import** — Open an existing PNG, JPG, or other image file to edit.

## The Screenshot Editor

After capturing, the screenshot opens in a dedicated editor with a live preview and settings sidebar.

### Background

Choose from four background types:

- **Wallpaper** — Browse thousands of royalty-free photos from Pexels with search, quick tags, and infinite scroll
- **Gradient** — Pick from preset gradients or create a custom one with up to 3 colors and adjustable angle
- **Color** — Set a solid background color
- **Image** — Import your own background image

### Shape and Style

Adjust how your screenshot sits on the background:

- **Padding** — Space around the screenshot
- **Border radius** — Rounded corners
- **Shadow** — Drop shadow intensity
- **Aspect ratio** — Choose from 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 9:16, or match the original

### Annotations

Add text, arrows, shapes, and blur masks on top of your screenshot. Annotations support custom colors, font sizes (4pt–72pt), and positioning.

## Exporting

When you're happy with the result:

- **Cmd+E** — Export as PNG or JPG via a save dialog
- **Cmd+Shift+C** — Copy directly to clipboard (paste into Slack, email, docs, etc.)

Exports render at 2x resolution for sharp results on Retina displays.

## Quick Capture Workflow

For the fastest workflow: press **Ctrl+Shift+S** from any app → the frontmost window is captured instantly → edit the background and style → **Cmd+Shift+C** to copy to clipboard. The whole flow takes a few seconds.

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