Share Captures

Learn how to quickly copy and paste, send, or save your capture files to a wide variety of applications or share destinations.

In this tutorial:

Copy and Paste a Capture
Share a Capture
Default Share Destinations

Add a Share Destination
Customize a Share Destination
Remove a Share Destination

Copy and Paste a Capture

Quickly copy and paste an image or video, with any added callouts, arrows, or other annotations, into another application.

Click Copy All.
In the desired application, press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac) to paste the capture.

In Snagit Editor, click to select a capture in the Recent Captures Tray.
Click the Share Link dropdown or Share dropdown and select a destination.

Note: The Share Link button uploads your image or video to Screencast, TechSmith’s free online hosting service, and copies a link to your clipboard to share with anyone anywhere.

If the Screencast plugin is not installed or if you are using an older version of Snagit, the Share button appears in place of the Share Link button.

Snagit disables any share destinations in the Share menu that do not support the selected file type.

You may be prompted to allow Snagit access to your account or application before you can share the image or video.

Tip: Add a Preset

Set up a preset to automatically send an image or video to a share destination after capture. See Save Capture Settings as Presets.

For Snagit 2022 and earlier

In Snagit Editor, click to select a capture in the Recent Captures Tray.
Click the Share button and select a destination.

Default Share Destinations

Note: Many Share Destinations can be customized. See Customize a Share Destination.

Image

Video

Screencast

Click the Share Link button or select Screencast from the Share dropdown. Snagit uploads an image or video to Screencast, TechSmith’s free online content hosting service, and copies a link to your clipboard to share with anyone, anywhere.

To learn more, see Share & Engage (Share Link).

Note: If you are not currently logged into your TechSmith account, sign in or set up an account. See About TechSmith Accounts.

TechSmith Knowmia

Upload an image or video to TechSmith Knowmia.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Knowmia and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

TechSmith Camtasia

Use Camtasia to:

Import still images or videos to use as source files in your Camtasia projects.
Enhance videos recorded in Snagit with callouts, text, titles, captions, effects, and much more.

Snagit imports an MP4 video or image into the Media Bin in TechSmith Camtasia.

Microsoft Word

Insert an image into a Microsoft Word document.

Note: If the share destination is missing in the Share dropdown, see Add a Share Destination.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Insert an image into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slide.

Note: If the share destination is missing in the Share dropdown, see Add a Share Destination.

Microsoft Outlook (Mac)

Attach an image or video to a new Outlook email message.

Microsoft Excel

Insert an image into a Microsoft Excel workbook.

Note: If the share destination is missing in the Share dropdown, see Add a Share Destination.

Microsoft OneNote

Insert an image into a Microsoft OneNote page.

Microsoft SharePoint (Windows)

Upload an image or video to host on SharePoint. Snagit sends the share link to the Clipboard.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Microsoft and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

Microsoft OneDrive (Windows)

Upload an image or video to Microsoft OneDrive.

Google Drive

Upload an image or video to Google Drive for image or video hosting. Snagit sends a share link to the Clipboard.

If you have not previously logged into your Google account, the Connect with Google Drive dialog appears. Enter your email and password and click Sign in.
Click Allow. The Send to Google Drive dialog appears.
Enter a file name, select the folder to upload the capture to, and click Upload.

Google Drive is not a default share destination on Mac. To add this share destination, see Add a Share Destination.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Google Drive and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

Dropbox

Upload an image or video to Dropbox for image or video hosting. Snagit sends the share link to the Clipboard.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Dropbox and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

Box

Upload an image or video to Box for image or video hosting. Snagit sends the share link to the Clipboard.

Box is not a default share destination on Mac. To add this share destination, see Add a Share Destination.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Box and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

Slack

Share an image, video, or animated GIF to a specific Slack channel or direct message. Install the Snagit App for Slack to preview and play Snagit content directly in the Slack message.

To learn more, see Connect and Collaborate with Snagit + Slack.

Evernote (Windows)

Upload an image as a note to Evernote.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Evernote and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image.

Twitter (Windows)

Author a tweet that includes an image or video.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Twitter and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

Panopto

Upload a video to a Panopto account.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Panopto and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share a video.

YouTube

Upload a video to a YouTube account. YouTube provides a URL for quick sharing to an audience or an embed code for embedding the capture on a website or blog.

YouTube resizes the video to fit within their standard dimensions. For best results, record at YouTube’s recommended dimensions. See Record a Video with Snagit.

Note: When prompted, you must sign in to Youtube and allow Snagit permission to access your account to share an image or video.

File

Save an image or video to a file location.

Email

Insert an image into a new email message.

FTP

Send an image or video to an FTP server using file transfer protocol.

Program (Windows)

Send an image or video to another program. Select from a list of programs that support the selected file format.

To add a program to the list:

Click the Share dropdown > Program > Manage button.
Click the Add Program icon.
Specify the preferred Display Name (such as the program name) and output type.
Click the Browse icon.
Navigate to the desired program, click to select the program’s .exe file, and click Open.
Click OK.

The parameters field populates automatically and the program is added to the Share dropdown.

Application (Mac)

Send an image or video to another application. Select from a list of applications that support the selected file format.

To add an application to the list:

Click the Share dropdown > Preferences.
Click the Add Share icon.
Select Application from the dropdown list.
Specify the preferred Share Name (such as the application name).
Click the Choose Application button.
Navigate to the desired application, click to select the application’s startup file, and click Open.
Click OK.

The application is added to the Share dropdown.

Clipboard (Windows)

Copy an image to the Windows Clipboard for quick pasting into other locations or applications.

Printer (Windows)

Send an image to a printer.

Pages (Mac)

Insert an image or video into a Pages document. Snagit opens a new Pages document if one is not already open.

Note: The Pages application must be installed before you share. When prompted, you must allow Snagit permission to access Pages to share an image or video.

Keynote (Mac)

Insert an image or video to a Keynote presentation.

Note: The Keynote application must be installed before you share. When prompted, you must allow Snagit permission to access Keynote to share an image or video.

Numbers (Mac)

Insert an image or video to a Numbers document.

Note: The Numbers application must be installed before you share. When prompted, you must allow Snagit permission to access Numbers to share an image or video.

Add a Share Destination

You can add additional share destinations to Snagit.

In Snagit Editor:
- Windows: Select Share dropdown > Preferences > Share Preferences.
- Mac: Select Share dropdown > Preferences.
On the Share tab, click the at the bottom of the Snagit Editor preferences dialog.
Download a share destination from the TechSmith website (Windows) or select a share destination from the list (Mac).

Customize a Share Destination

Customize share destinations to:

Save or change your account settings.
Change the privacy level of shared content.
Change the default folder where your image or video is saved.
Add a custom name for a share destination (Mac only).
Add a shortcut for your share (Mac only).

To customize a share destination:

In Snagit Editor:
- Windows: Select Share dropdown > Preferences > Share Preferences.
- Mac: Select Share dropdown > Preferences.
Select a share destination from the list.
Customize the share settings if available.
Close the Preferences dialog.

Remove a Share Destination

In Snagit Editor:
- Windows: Select Edit > Editor Preferences > Share tab.
- Mac: Select Snagit menu > Settings (macOS 13 or later) or Preferences (macOS 12 or older) > Share tab.
Select the share destination to remove and click the button.

Note: This tutorial is for Snagit version 2023. Previous versions may look or function differently.

To check your version, select Help menu (Windows) or Snagit menu (Mac) > About Snagit.
If you have a previous version of Snagit, see tutorials for previous versions or upgrade to the latest version.
For unexpected behavior with Snagit, visit the TechSmith Help Center.

Share Captures

Copy and Paste a Capture