Anyone who tells you that Mac keyboard shortcuts for screenshots are easy to remember is either lying or has muscle memory I’ll never achieve. After years of fumbling between Command-Shift-3, Command-Shift-4, and whatever other combination exists for capturing specific windows, I discovered Simple Screenshot this week and immediately appreciated its straightforward approach.
The app lives in your menu bar and presents a clean interface for all screenshot operations. Instead of remembering which key combination does what, you click the menu bar icon and select exactly what you want to capture: full screen, a selected area, or a specific window. This direct approach eliminates the cognitive load of keyboard shortcut memorization, which matters more than it might seem when you’re in the middle of focused work.
Using the app on my Mac Mini with M4, I’ve found the interface genuinely helpful for my workflow. The app supports multiple capture modes and lets you choose where screenshots get saved, either to a custom folder or directly to your clipboard. You can also select output formats including PNG, JPG, PDF, GIF, or BMP, which gives you flexibility depending on what you need the screenshot for.
Simple Screenshot includes sound control, so you can disable the camera shutter sound if you’re capturing screens during video calls or in quiet environments. The app can automatically launch Preview after capturing, which is useful when you need to immediately annotate or edit what you’ve grabbed. For users working with multiple displays, the app handles multi-screen setups by letting you capture all connected displays or just the primary screen.
The app is optimized for Apple Silicon and runs smoothly on macOS Sequoia, though it requires macOS 11.0 Big Sur or newer as a minimum. It’s available on the Mac App Store for $4.99 as a one-time purchase with no subscription, which includes all updates and bug fixes. The developer, Geenen ICT based in the Netherlands, offers bulk licenses for corporate and educational customers who need to deploy it across multiple machines.
Simple Screenshot does exactly what its name suggests without adding unnecessary complexity. The menu bar icon consumes a small amount of space, which users with already crowded menu bars should consider. The app doesn’t include cloud sync or screenshot history features, so once you’ve captured and saved an image, managing it becomes your responsibility through Finder or whatever organizational system you use.
If you take screenshots regularly but can’t be bothered to memorize macOS keyboard shortcuts, or if you simply prefer clicking through options rather than fumbling with key combinations, Simple Screenshot provides a practical solution. The app stays out of your way until you need it, then presents all capture options in one accessible location.
