How to Use Snipping Tool on Mac? Hotkeys/Shortcuts

Check to see how to use shortcuts to snip on Mac devices.

Best Answered by Gary Answered on Mar 25, 2025

The Snipping Tool is more familiar to Windows users than Mac users. Firstly came out as the newest recording method with Windows 11, The Snipping Tool offered a more stabilized recording experience than Xbox Game Bar and online screen recorders (webpage-based tool and Chrome extensions).

Actually, Mac has its own snipping tool that does the screenshot work. This default program has nothing to do with the Windows 11 new screen recorder, just offering a primary snipping feature. So how to use snipping tool on Mac? Just press Shift+Command+3 to wake this snipping tool and snip the full screen. Press Shift+Command+4 to snip the partial screen.

What Should I Do If I Need to Screen Record on Mac?

As a free solution on all Mac devices, you can use QuickTime to capture any activity on your screen. You can also use shortcuts to make this screen recorder start recording. Just press Shift+Command+5 to record your Mac.

Notice: This recording app can record screen, with microphone audio perfectly recorded. But to record the internal sounds like music sounds and streaming video sounds. You can download a third-party software named SoundFlower to help fix this flaw.