Screenshots not reaching the NotchStar tray on macOS 27

Screenshot Tray Published 4 November 2026

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If you run macOS 27 and a custom screenshot folder, a NotchStar version older than 1.0.5 never shows your screenshots in the tray. The fix is in version 1.0.5, released on 12 October 2026. Download the current version from notchstar.com, replace the app and the tray will find your folder.

What went wrong

On macOS 27, the Screenshot app stores your Save to folder under a new preference name and ignores the old one. NotchStar was reading only the old name, so it watched the Desktop while your screenshots went elsewhere. Nothing was lost: the screenshots saved to your folder as usual. They just did not reach the notch.

Who is affected

You need all three of these:

macOS 27.
A screenshot folder you changed from the default.
NotchStar older than 1.0.5.

If your screenshots go to the Desktop, the old version worked.

The fix

Version 1.0.5 reads the new preference first and the old one as a fallback, so it works on macOS 27 and on earlier versions. Nothing to configure.

How to check your version

Open NotchStar Settings, General. The version is shown there.

Still missing after updating

Check the folder in the Screenshot app: Shift Command 5, Options, Save to.
Check the screenshot is a file and not a clipboard capture.
Read why a screenshot is missing from the tray for the full list.

See also custom screenshot folders. The overview is on the Screenshot Tray page.

Keep reading.

Screenshot Tray: your screenshots wait under the notch: Every screenshot lands in a tray under your Mac notch. Drag it into a chat, an email or a folder, or send several at once.
Does the NotchStar Screenshot Tray work with a custom screenshot folder: Yes. NotchStar reads the screenshot folder you chose in the macOS Screenshot app and follows it if you change it. A fix for macOS 27 shipped in 1.0.5.
Why a screenshot is missing from the NotchStar tray: A screenshot missing from the NotchStar tray was usually copied to the clipboard, expired after five minutes, pushed out by newer ones, or is in another folder.
Share Mac screenshots from the notch without losing the file: Capture a screenshot, find its saved file and send it from the Mac notch. Understand tray expiry, multiple selections and what happens to the original.

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