How Do I Save Image On Mac

More often than not I have to capture the screen of my Mac; especially when I'm writing an article and wish to explain some of the points through pictures. I prefer JPEG to PNG (the default screenshot format on macOS) as the former is universally accepted. Hence, I make JPEG default screenshot on my Mac.

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Fortunately, setting JPEG as default screenshot is pretty straightforward on macOS. Better still, you can comfortably revert back to make PNG as the default format if you ever want to. Read on to find out how it works:

How to Make JPEG Default Screenshot on Mac

Step #1. Open Finder on your Mac.

Step #2. Next, click on Applications.

• The 'Save Image As' pull-down menu even gives you the option to create a new folder within which you can save the image. Like the 'Save Image to Desktop' option, then 'Save Image As' option will save a copy of the image to your Mac.
• As mentioned, the great thing about Image Downloader is that it gives you access to all image files on a page, even the stubborn ones that use various methods that prevent you from accessing the save image as dialogue, or who's nature prevents you from dragging the image off of the page and to the desktop.

Step #3. Click on Utilities → Terminal.

Or simply, search Terminal in Spotlight.

Step #4. Now, you have to type the line given below, or simply copy and paste it into the Terminal window, and hit return.

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

If you're on a Mac, you can File Print it, and in the dialog that follows: Select 'Open in Preview'. Then, in Preview, File Export, and then you're allowed to export it in a variety of different formats (PDF, JPG, TIFF, PNG, etc).

Now, you have successfully changed the default screenshot format. However, you will have to restart your device to make the change come into effect. To do so, simply use Control–Command–Power button to restart your computer.

How to Change Screenshot Format to TIFF/ PDF/ GIF/ PNG on Mac

Using the same aforementioned process, you can change screenshot format to TIFF, PDF, GIF and PNG formats.

Change Screenshot Format to PNG

If you want to change the screenshot to PNG, use the following Terminal command.

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png

Change Screenshot Format to TIFF

To change the screenshot format to TIFF, you need to use the following Terminal command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type tiff

Change Screenshot Format to PDF

In order to change default format to PDF, you will have to use the below mentioned Terminal command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type pdf

Change Screenshot Format to GIF

To change the default format to GIF, use the Terminal command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type gif

Note: In the end, make sure to restart your computer to effect the changes.

How to Change Default Screenshot Location on Mac

I make sure to save all the screenshots to a separate folder to ensure I am able to quickly access them or prevent my desktop from being messed up.

Creating a default screenshot location is just as easy. Just head over to Finder → Applications → Utilities → Terminal and then use the following command.

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/Screenshots

One thing you need to know that ~/Pictures/Screenshots is just the path of your selected folder, which could be located anywhere on your Mac. Hence, first create a separate folder before taking a screenshot and change the path accordingly.

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How Do I Save An Image On A Mac

Nov 14, 2009 6:31 PM