Screenshot guides

Short, practical how-tos for taking screenshots and making them clear enough that nobody has to ask what you meant.

• How to highlight text in a screenshotClean, straight highlights that snap to the text.
• How to blur or redact private info in a screenshotPixelate or black out names, emails, keys and card numbers.
• How to add arrows, boxes and text to a screenshotPoint at exactly what you mean.
• How to make step-by-step instructions with screenshotsNumbered markers that count up on their own.
• How to crop a screenshot and add a backdropTrim to what matters and make it look finished.
• How to take a screenshot on Mac or WindowsEvery shortcut, including copying straight to the clipboard.

Try it on your own screenshot

Shotlighter is a free screenshot editor that runs in your browser. Paste a screenshot, mark it up, and copy it back out. Nothing is uploaded.