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"