| Action | Screenshot to Clipboard |
| Shortcut | ⌘ + ⌃ + ⇧ + 4 |
| Platform | Mac |
| Category | Screenshots & Recording |
On Mac, you can screenshot to clipboard with ⌘ + ⌃ + ⇧ + 4. Captures a selected area straight to the clipboard. It sits in the Screenshots & Recording group and is one of the Mac shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Mac conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to screenshot to clipboard.
Press ⌘ + ⌃ + ⇧ + 4.
Captures a selected area straight to the clipboard.