Screenshot-to-Link Workflow

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Ctrl+Alt+7 · Windows 10/11

Screenshot-to-link is a workflow where taking a screenshot produces a shareable URL on your clipboard instead of a file attachment. With the default Ctrl+Alt+7 hotkey, Maxisnap captures a selected region, uploads it, and copies the resulting link.

Maxisnap Cloud is built in. The $29 one-time Studio add-on enables destinations you control, including SFTP and S3-compatible storage such as Cloudflare R2.

Three upload paths

Capture → upload → URL copied

The same Ctrl+Alt+7 hotkey can point at different destinations. Each produces the same result: a URL on your clipboard.

1

Maxisnap Cloud

The default. Create a free account for up to 50 active cloud captures and 500 MB of storage (100 MB of it video), with links live for 30 days. URLs use the Maxisnap share domain.

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Fastest to start.

2

Your SFTP server

With Studio, point Maxisnap at your own SSH-enabled server and configure the public base URL for your storage.

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Maximum control.

3

S3 or R2 bucket

Studio supports S3-compatible destinations such as AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO, and Wasabi, using the public base URL you configure.

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Infinite scale.

Three steps

Create your first link in three steps

  1. 01

    Install Maxisnap

    Grab the current installer from the download page. It supports 64-bit Windows 10 (1903+) and Windows 11. Local capture and saving require no account; Cloud sharing requires an account.

  2. 02

    Press Ctrl+Alt+7

    Drag a region on the screen. Maxisnap captures it, uploads to your active destination, and places the URL on your clipboard. A toast notification confirms the upload.

  3. 03

    Paste anywhere

    Ctrl+V in Slack, Jira, Linear, GitHub, Notion, or email. Services that unfurl image links may render the capture inline.

Frequently asked

Screenshot-to-link FAQ

How do I make a screenshot into a URL automatically?

Install Maxisnap, press Ctrl+Alt+7, and drag a region. Maxisnap uploads the capture and copies the resulting URL to your clipboard.

Does the URL expire?

Do not rely on a hosted share link as permanent archival storage. With Studio and your own SFTP or S3-compatible destination, you control retention and lifecycle rules.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes, with the $29 one-time Studio add-on. Configure an SFTP, S3-compatible, FTP, or HTTP destination and its public base URL.

Is the URL private?

A share link is not access control: anyone who receives it may be able to view the image. Keep sensitive content outside the capture or crop it out, then inspect the exported file before upload. Studio supports destinations where you manage storage and access rules. Blur alone does not protect secrets.

What's the hotkey for capture-to-link?

Ctrl+Alt+7 on Windows. It is remappable in Settings → Hotkeys. The macOS app is not publicly available yet.

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