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Display thumbnail ​

Choose whether to display a thumbnail after taking a screenshot.

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Sonoma
    • Ventura
    • Monterey
    • Big Sur
    • Catalina
    • Mojave
  • Parameter type: bool

Set to true (default value) ​

Display the thumbnail after taking a screenshot

bash
defaults write com.apple.screencapture "show-thumbnail" -bool "true"

Set to false ​

Do not display the thumbnail

bash
defaults write com.apple.screencapture "show-thumbnail" -bool "false"

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.screencapture "show-thumbnail"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.screencapture "show-thumbnail"