How to use the new screen capture interface in macos mojave

With the arrival of macOS Mojave, still in the testing phase for both developers and public beta testers, Apple has introduced a new screen capture interface that unifies the screen capture and screen recording functions on our Mac computers, from such that access to these features is now somewhat easier than it used to be until the High Sierra version of macOS. Let's see how this new screen capture interface works so that we can make the most of its full potential.

The new macOS Mojave screenshot

macOS Mojave brings us a lot of news and new functions beyond the expected dark mode or that great and useful function that allows us to order the files on our desktop in "piles". Another novelty is a new screen capture interface that includes a new floating palette in which the traditional Mac screen capture functions come together under a single menu. To access this new interface, just press the Command + Shift + 5 keyboard shortcut. Let's take a closer look at what is offered here:

The first three buttons located to the left of the first menu divider offer us different screen capture options; We can capture the entire screen (first button), a selected window (second button) or a specific part of the screen that we will select previously (third button). Despite this new interface, don't forget that the keyboard shortcuts for these actions continue to work in macOS Mojave as they have been doing until now, so sometimes this last option could be faster for you.

Meanwhile, immediately to the right of the first divider of the floating palette we are going to find two buttons thanks to which we can start to execute a screen recording, either of the screen in its entirety or of a part of the screen selected by we. This action is especially useful for recording tutorials, for example. Previously, we could perform this function from QuickTime, among other alternatives.

If you press the option to capture a window (second button), move the cursor over it, the window will be highlighted and the cursor will change to a camera. Click and the capture will take place.

If you choose to capture a selected part of the screen (third button), use the cross of the mouse cursor to select the area you want to capture, release and the capture will be done. And when you choose to make a screen recording, a button will appear in the menu bar for you to click when you're ready to end the recording.

You can also click on the right-most button on the palette, where it says Options , and an additional menu of options will be revealed to control other variables, such as where you want your captures to be saved (Desktop, Documents, Clipboard, etc..), or if you want to add a few seconds of wait before the capture is made.

If you make sure that the Show mouse pointer option is unchecked, the mouse cursor will not appear in the capture, although in a tutorial recording, it may be recommended that it appear.

When you take a screenshot in Mojave, a floating thumbnail appears in the bottom corner of the screen, just like when you take a screenshot on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 11 or later. Clicking on the thumbnail opens the capture in a window, offering image marking tools, or a clip clip option for recordings, as well as options to share the image / recording or delete it if it was not. and as we expected. Well, if we uncheck the option " Show floating thumbnail " of the menu we are seeing, this thumbnail will not appear, but the capture / recording will be saved directly in the selected location.

What do you think about the new screen capture interface in macOS Mojave? Much simpler, faster and more useful than before, right?