Share Captures
Learn how to quickly copy and paste, send, or share your capture files to a wide variety of applications and destinations.
Copy and Paste
Copy an image or video to your clipboard, with any added callouts, arrows, or other additions, to paste into another application.
- Click Copy All.
- In the desired application, press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac) to paste the image or video.
Get a Shareable Link
The Share Link button uploads your image or video to Screencast, our cloud-based solution for collaboration and feedback – free with your TechSmith Account.
Alternatively, if your company or IT administrator deployed Snagit, the Share Link button may be customized to share to OneDrive (Windows only) or Google Drive instead of Screencast.
- Click Share Link.
Snagit uploads the file to Screencast, OneDrive (Windows only), or Google Drive, and copies a link to your clipboard. - Paste the link into an email or another application to share.
To learn more about Share Link and Screencast, see Get a Shareable Link.
Note: When sharing to Screencast and some other destinations, Snagit creates a descriptive title that includes source information such as the name of the file or web page captured.
To turn off descriptive file names, complete one of the following:
- Windows: In Snagit Editor, select Edit > Editor Preferences > Share tab > Do not include capture source in shared file names and titles option.
- Mac: Select Snagit menu > Settings > Share tab. Uncheck the Include capture source in shared file names and titles option.
Share to a Specific App or Location
- 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.
Snagit disables any share destinations in the Share menu that do not support the selected file type.
You may be prompted to sign in and allow Snagit access to your account or application before you can share to a specific destination.
Tip: Save time sharing with capture presets and a customized toolbar.
Create a preset to automatically send an image or video to a share destination after capture. Or add a specific share destination to your Editor toolbar. See Save Capture Settings as Presets and Customize the Snagit Toolbar.
Default Share Destinations
Note: If a share destination is missing, see Add or Remove a Share Destination.
For many destinations, you will be prompted to sign in and allow Snagit permission to share.
| 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 Get a Shareable Link. Note: If you are not currently logged into your TechSmith account, sign in or set up an account. See About TechSmith Accounts. |  | |
| TechSmith Camtasia Use Camtasia to:
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| Microsoft Word Insert an image or video into a Microsoft Word document. Note: On Snagit for Mac, when you share a Step Capture visual guide to Word, Snagit creates a new Word document with editable text and images. See Automatically Create a Step-by-Step Guide (Step Capture). | | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Insert an image or video into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slide. | | |
| Microsoft Outlook (Mac) Attach an image or video to a new Outlook email message. | | |
| Microsoft Excel Insert an image into a Microsoft Excel workbook. | | |
| 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. | | |
| Microsoft OneDrive (Windows) Upload an image or video to Microsoft OneDrive. | | |
| Google Drive Upload an image or video to Google Drive for hosting. Snagit sends a share link to the Clipboard.
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| Dropbox Upload an image or video to Dropbox for image or video hosting. Snagit sends the share link to the Clipboard. | | |
| 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 or Remove a Share Destination. | | |
| 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. | | |
| Microsoft Teams Share an image or video to a Microsoft Teams Channel or Chat. To learn more, see Share to Microsoft Teams. | | |
| Evernote (Windows) Upload an image as a note to Evernote. | | |
| X (Twitter) (Windows) Author a post that includes an image or video. | | |
| Panopto Upload a video to a Panopto account. | | |
| YouTube Upload a video to a YouTube account. Snagit sends the share link to the Clipboard. YouTube also provides 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. If prompted to sign in to YouTube, be sure to check the box to “Manage your YouTube account.”  | | |
| 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:
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| 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:
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| 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. | | |
| Keynote (Mac) Insert an image or video to a Keynote presentation. | | |
| Numbers (Mac) Insert an image or video to a Numbers document. | | |
In the Send to Google Drive dialog, enter a file name and click Upload. 
Add Program icon.
Browse icon.Add or Remove a Share Destination
To add or remove share destinations from the Share Link dropdown and the Share menu:
Windows
- In Snagit Editor, select Edit > Editor Preferences > Share tab.
- Click a checkbox to enable or disable a specific destination.
Mac
- Select Snagit menu > Settings > Share tab.
- In the Share Settings dialog, complete one of the following:
- To add a destination, click the
button and select an option from the list.
- To remove a destination, click to select an option in the list, then click the
button.
- To add a destination, click the
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 Link dropdown > Preferences > Share Preferences.
- Mac: Select Share Link dropdown > Preferences.
- Select a share destination from the list.
- Customize the share settings if available.
- Close the Preferences dialog.
Note: This tutorial is for Snagit version 2025. 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.
- For unexpected behavior with Snagit, visit the TechSmith Help Center.
