Recent Captures Tray

The tray shows the recent image captures, video captures, and other files opened or edited in Snagit Editor.

Select a thumbnail in the tray to view the full image on the canvas in Editor.
Recent Captures Tray

Click the Show Recent/Hide Recent button to show or hide the tray.
To view additional recent captures, click the Library button at the top of Snagit Editor.

Save a Capture

Snagit automatically saves any unsaved image capture as a SNAGX file and any unsaved video capture as a MP4. To learn more about automatically saved captures, see this support article.

To save image or video changes, select File > Save or Save As. For more information, see Best Practices for Saving Your Snagit Files.

After the file is saved, an orange sunburst appears when there are additional unsaved changes.
Capture with sunburst icon

Remove a Capture from the Tray

Snagit automatically saves your capture history to the Library including any files opened and edited in Snagit Editor.

Click the Close icon on a thumbnail to remove it from the tray.
Capture with Close icon

Windows: Select Edit > Editor Preferences > Library tab > Remove all items from the Tray when closing Editor. This removes all captures in the tray when Snagit Editor is closed.
Mac: Right-click a capture in the tray and select Close Other Captures. This removes all captures in the tray except the currently selected capture.

Note: Removing the capture from the tray does not delete the file. Click the Library button to find and open closed captures.

Delete a Capture

To permanently delete a file, right-click a thumbnail in the tray or in the Library and select Delete (Windows) or Move to Trash (Mac).

Create from Tray

Press Control+click (Windows) or Command+click (Mac) to select multiple images in the tray. Right-click the selected images in the tray to select one of the following options:

Create Image from Template: Combine a series of images in a template to create a technical guide or visual aid. See Create Visual Guides from Templates.
Create Video from Images: Record a video using a set of images to show a process or a series of steps. See Turn Your Screenshots into a Video.

Combine Images

Click and drag an image from the tray to add it to the image on the canvas.
Combine images example

Tray Tips

To change the size of the thumbnails in the tray, right-click the thumbnail and select Thumbnail Size > Small, Medium, or Large (Windows only).
To view the capture metadata, right-click the thumbnail and select Details (Windows) or Get Info (Mac).