Mac screenshot guides

Step-by-step guides for scrolling screenshots, extracting text with OCR, recording GIFs and annotating screenshots on Mac, comparing built-in tools with Shotora.

• How to take a scrolling screenshot on Mac: 3 waysmacOS has no built-in scrolling screenshot. Three ways to capture a full page on Mac: export from Safari, Chrome DevTools, or auto-scroll and stitch with Shotora.
• How to extract text from a screenshot on Mac (OCR)Turn text in a screenshot into editable text on Mac: the built-in Live Text, or Shotora’s OCR capture — select a region and the text lands in your clipboard.
• How to record a GIF on MacThe built-in ⇧⌘5 recorder on macOS saves MOV video, not GIF. How to record a GIF on Mac: select a region, capture system audio and keystrokes, export GIF or MP4.
• How to annotate screenshots on Mac: arrows, blur, numbers, highlighterAdd arrows, blur sensitive parts and number the steps on a Mac screenshot. What Preview covers, and how Shotora shows a full annotation toolbar as you capture.