GUIDE
How to take screenshots
Five ways to get an image into Maxisnap — each one takes under two seconds.
1
Region capture Ctrl+Alt+5
The most-used shortcut. Maxisnap dims your screen and shows a crosshair cursor. Click and drag to select any area, then release — the editor opens with just that region.
Tip: Didn't drag? A quick click with no drag captures the full screen instead.
2
Full screen capture Ctrl+Alt+6
Captures your entire screen (or all monitors on multi-monitor setups) and opens it directly in the editor. No clicking or dragging needed.
3
Capture + upload Ctrl+Alt+7
Same as region capture, but automatically uploads the annotated screenshot to your configured server when you click Upload. Useful for one-step sharing workflows.
4 Capture previous area
Re-captures the exact same screen region as your last capture — no need to drag again. Find it in the tray menu under Capture previous area. Great for taking repeated screenshots of the same UI element.
5
Open from clipboard Ctrl+Alt+1
If any image is on your clipboard (copied from a browser, another app, or Alt+PrtScn), this opens it directly in the Maxisnap editor. Works with any clipboard image.
Also available from the tray menu: Open from clipboard.
Open image from file
Open any existing image file in the editor via Tray menu → Open image… or click + Add Image in the editor's top bar. Supports PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, WebP, and TIFF.