Keyboard Shortcuts

Only shortcuts confirmed against ScreenClipr's own code and documentation are listed here. Global capture shortcuts ship with the defaults below but are fully customizable.

Two box annotations multi-selected on a product catalog screenshot in ScreenClipr's editor, showing individual selection outlines plus the shared group bounding box with its resize handle, ready for ⌘A-style multi-select actions like nudging or duplicating together — Marquee-select or shift-click multiple shapes to move, nudge, or duplicate them together — the group keeps a shared bounding box until you click away.

These are rebindable. Every global capture shortcut lives in Preferences › Shortcuts, using the same hotkey recorder for each action. Click a shortcut's recorder field and press your preferred combination to change it — ScreenClipr warns you inline if it conflicts with another shortcut already in use, and a shortcut is never left unassigned: every action always has either your custom binding or its default.

Global capture shortcuts

These work from anywhere on macOS, without switching to ScreenClipr first — this is what makes the "one shortcut, no menu diving" workflow possible.

Action	Default shortcut	What it does
All-in-One capture picker	`Control` + `Shift` + `C`	Opens the Image/Video mode picker wherever your cursor is.
Scrolling Capture	`Control` + `Shift` + `V`	Starts a scrolling capture of a long page or document.
Step Capture	`Control` + `Shift` + `S`	Arms step-by-step capture — every click in another app auto-captures a numbered step.
Window capture	`⇧` `⌘` `8`	Captures a single window under the cursor.
Repeat last capture	`⇧` `⌘` `0`	Re-runs the most recent capture mode without reopening the picker.

Note: these five defaults deliberately avoid macOS's own built-in screenshot chords (⇧⌘3/⇧⌘4/⇧⌘5) so the two never silently shadow each other.

Inside the All-in-One picker

Key	Action
`Return`	Start an Image capture
`V`	Start a Video capture
`Esc`	Cancel and close the picker

Menu bar Control Center popover

Key	Action
`←` / `→` or `1`–`3`	Pick a capture mode
`Return`	Capture in the selected mode
`Esc`	Close the popover

Editor

These are fixed application shortcuts (not exposed in Preferences › Shortcuts, which covers capture triggers only).

Key	Action
`⌘N`	New from Clipboard
`⌘O`	Open Image…
`⌘S`	Save
`⌘A`	Select all annotations
`⌘D`	Duplicate the selection
`⌘C` / `⌘V` / `⌘X`	Copy / paste / cut annotations, including across editor windows
`⌘Z` / `⇧⌘Z`	Undo / redo
Arrow keys	Nudge the selection 1px (10px with `Shift`)
`⌘+` / `⌘−` / `⌘0`	Zoom in / out / fit to window (trackpad pinch also works)
`Shift` (while drawing)	Constrain rectangle/ellipse to a square/circle, or a line/arrow/ruler to 45°
`Esc`	Cancel an inline text edit (reverts it)
`?`	Show the in-editor shortcuts cheat sheet
`C`	Copy the hex color under the pixel loupe (during region selection)
`I` / `O`	Set the In/Out trim points at the playhead (recording trim window)

Library

Key	Action
`Return`	Open the selected capture in the editor
`Space`	Quick Look the selected capture
`⌘F`	Focus the search field
`⌘A`	Select all captures
Arrow keys	Navigate the grid
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Move the selection to Trash (undoable from the confirmation toast)

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