# How to screenshot on a Mac running macOS Ventura

> Screenshot shortcuts and the Screenshot toolbar on macOS Ventura 13, with Options, the floating thumbnail, copying to the clipboard and recordings.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-on-mac-ventura/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

On macOS Ventura 13, press `Shift-Command-3` for the whole screen, `Shift-Command-4` to drag over an area, or `Shift-Command-5` to open the Screenshot tools. This follows Apple's Mac User Guide page whose links point to macOS 13, checked on 4 November 2026. The page does not name its version in the text, so the version is inferred from those links.

## Steps

1. Press `Shift-Command-5`, or open Screenshot from Launchpad, to show the tools.
2. Click a tool to capture or record the entire screen, a window or a portion of the screen.
3. Click **Options** if you need to.
4. For a portion, click **Capture**. For a window, click the window. For a recording, click **Record**.

## Options on Ventura

The page lists a timed delay, showing the mouse pointer or clicks, a save location and **Show Floating Thumbnail**. The thumbnail floats in the bottom right corner for a few seconds. Swipe right to save and dismiss it, drag it into a document, email, note or Finder window, or click it to mark up a screenshot, trim a recording or share it.

## Shortcuts

| You want | Press |
|---|---|
| Entire screen | `Shift-Command-3` |
| A portion | `Shift-Command-4`, then drag |
| A window or the menu bar | `Shift-Command-4`, Space bar, then click |
| A menu and its items | Open the menu, `Shift-Command-4`, drag over them |
| Screenshot tools | `Shift-Command-5` |
| Touch Bar | `Shift-Command-6` |

To copy to the clipboard instead of saving, hold `Control` while you press the other keys, for example `Shift-Command-Control-3`.

## Files

Shortcut captures go to the desktop and toolbar captures go to the location chosen in Options. Screenshots are `.png` and recordings are `.mov`. To stop a recording, click the **Stop Recording** button in the menu bar.

## What is different on newer versions

The Ventura page does not mention a Remember Last Selection option, a capture format choice or recording a single window. Those appear on later pages: see [Sequoia](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-on-mac-sequoia/) and [Tahoe](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-on-mac-tahoe/). For the plain shortcut list, see [how to screenshot on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-screenshot-on-mac/).

NotchStar's [Screenshot Tray](https://www.notchstar.com/features/screenshot-tray/) is an optional extra. NotchStar needs macOS 14 or later, so it will not run on Ventura. On a newer Mac it can hold each capture under the notch.

## Keep reading.

- [Screenshot Tray: your screenshots wait under the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/screenshot-tray/): 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.
- [How to screenshot on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-screenshot-on-mac/): Press Shift, Command and 3 for the whole screen, 4 for a selection, 5 for the Screenshot toolbar. Steps checked against Apple's guides for macOS 13 to 26.
- [Where Mac screenshots are saved](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/where-mac-screenshots-are-saved/): Mac screenshots made with the keyboard shortcuts are saved to the desktop by default. How the file is named, and how to find one that is not there.
- [How to take a screenshot to the clipboard on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-to-clipboard-on-mac/): Add Control to any screenshot shortcut, for example Control, Shift, Command and 4, then paste with Command and V. Steps from Apple.

## More in Screenshots.

- [How to screenshot on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-screenshot-on-mac/): Press Shift, Command and 3 for the whole screen, 4 for a selection, 5 for the Screenshot toolbar. Steps checked against Apple's guides for macOS 13 to 26.
- [How to screenshot on a Mac running macOS Sonoma](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-on-mac-sonoma/): Screenshot shortcuts and the Screenshot toolbar on macOS Sonoma 14, with the Options menu, the floating thumbnail and how to copy to the clipboard.
- [How to screenshot on a Mac running macOS Sequoia](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-on-mac-sequoia/): Take screenshots and recordings on macOS Sequoia 15: shortcuts, the Screenshot toolbar, every Options menu item and where the files go.
- [How to screenshot on a Mac running macOS Tahoe 26](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/screenshot-on-mac-tahoe/): Screenshot shortcuts on macOS Tahoe 26 plus what is new: the HDR or SDR Capture Format and recording a selected window. Checked against Apple's guides.
- [Where Mac screenshots are saved](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/where-mac-screenshots-are-saved/): Mac screenshots made with the keyboard shortcuts are saved to the desktop by default. How the file is named, and how to find one that is not there.
- [How to change where Mac screenshots are saved](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/change-mac-screenshot-save-location/): Press Shift, Command and 5, open Options and pick a folder under Save to. How to choose Other Location, what the list means and how to check it worked.