Screen Capture & Recording

Greenshot Keyboard Shortcuts

40 shortcuts to capture screen on windows faster — the complete Greenshot keyboard shortcut reference

Greenshot keyboard shortcuts

Built by Greenshot, Greenshot provides a full-featured environment to capture screen on windows. It is a staple in the screen capture & recording space.

Speed matters when you use Greenshot professionally. Keyboard shortcuts eliminate unnecessary clicks and keep your hands on the keys where they belong.

Greenshot is available exclusively on Windows, and this shortcuts guide is tailored for that platform.

Windows
40 shortcuts 9 categories
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Creating a screenshot 12 shortcuts

Capture region
Print Print
Switch between region and window mode
Space Space
Fix one dimension of the selection rectangle
Shift Shift
Adjust the mouse cursor position pixel-wise
Arrow Arrow
Adjust the mouse cursor position pixel-wise (Hold down Ctrl)
Ctrl +Arrow Ctrl +Arrow
Apply the start/end position of the selected region
Enter Enter
Toggle the magnifying glass
Z Z
Capture last region
Shift +Print Shift +Print
Capture window
Alt +Print Alt +Print
Capture child window
PageDown PageDown
Capture fullscreen
Ctrl +Print Ctrl +Print
Capture Internet Explorer (active tab)
Ctrl +Shift +Print Ctrl +Shift +Print

Image Editor - Drawing Shapes 10 shortcuts

Rectangle tool
R R
Ellipse tool
E E
Line tool
L L
Arrow tool
A A
Freehand line tool
F F
Selection tool
Esc Esc
Move or resize elements (pixel-wise)
Arrow Arrow
Move or resize elements (pixel-wise, hold Shift)
Shift +Arrow Shift +Arrow
Draw equilateral shapes / Resize the objects maintaining aspect ratio
Shift Shift
Anchor object to the geometrical middle
Ctrl Ctrl
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Image Editor - Adding Text 5 shortcuts

Text tool
T T
Insert line breaks when editing text
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Delete the previous word
Ctrl +Backspace Ctrl +Backspace
Select the complete text
Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Confirm text editing
Enter Enter

Image Editor - Highlighting 1 shortcut

Highlight tool
H H

Image Editor - Obfuscating 1 shortcut

Obfuscate tool
O O

Image Editor - Cropping the screenshot 4 shortcuts

Crop tool
C C
Confirm cropping
Enter Enter
Cancel cropping
Esc Esc
Crop to match all existing elements
Ctrl +- Ctrl +-

Image Editor - Enlarging 1 shortcut

Enlarge screenshot
Shift ++ Shift ++

Image Editor - Adding graphics 1 shortcut

Insert image from clipboard
Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

File 5 shortcuts

Save image
Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Save as...
Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Copy image to clipboard
Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Print...
Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
E-Mail
Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
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