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Keyboard shortcuts
Busbar edited this page Nov 2, 2026
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Shortcuts are the same in every language. They are ignored while a text field has focus, so typing a letter into a label does not switch tools.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Capture a region or a window | Print Screen |
| Capture the whole screen | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Return to the capture bar | Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Cancel the overlay | Esc, or right-click |
| Record the whole monitor, from the record overlay | Enter |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y, or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Copy the flattened image | Ctrl+C |
| Export PNG | Ctrl+S |
| Fit to the window | Ctrl+0 |
| Actual size | Ctrl+1 |
| Zoom | Ctrl+mouse wheel |
| Key | Tool |
|---|---|
| V | Select |
| A | Arrow |
| L | Line |
| R | Rectangle |
| E | Ellipse |
| T | Text |
| S | Step |
| H | Highlight |
| B | Blur |
| P | Pen |
| C | Crop |
The full behaviour of each tool is in Editing and annotation.
| Action | Where |
|---|---|
| Quit, rather than hide | The tray icon → Quit |
| Show the last file | Show in folder on the status bar |
| Start already hidden | screenit.exe --minimized |
screenIt 0.2.14 · Windows 10 (1903+) and Windows 11 · MIT or Apache-2.0