Change your screenshot file format easily via System Preference Pane

Submitted by JimD on Mon, 2008-09-15 17:59.

I recently wrote about a nifty little application/contextual menu item for OSX that makes attaching files to a new email easy as pie. Ego-systems also offers a System Preference Pane which takes an often asked-for hack, changing the screenshot file format, and puts it right where it should have been to begin with.

Screenshot Preference Pane

There are plenty of 3rd party applications and utilities which can change your screenshot file format. You could also do it manually with the terminal. But Ego-systems' Screenshots Preferance Pane makes it easy to select from nearly a dozen different graphic file formats. The preference pane also allows you to select a specific folder to which all screenshots will be stored in.

As I stated earlier, there are plenty of ways to adjust your screenshot file format, but this preference pane makes it simple - and free!

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thanks

Submitted by Ivan on Tue, 2008-09-16 21:48.

That's very useful.

AMAZING!

Submitted by steveballmer on Wed, 2008-09-17 01:58.

Wow! Ouuuuuu! .....

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I will stick to Grab...

Submitted by ijoselito on Thu, 2008-09-18 10:00.

Grab is one of this magic little applications that makes the Mac superior to PC's. I use Grab everyday to take screenshots and I particularly like the ability to taking a shot of a selection of the screen (CMD + SHIFT + A).

Using Grab and Preview is just a pleasure if you are into usability...

nice blog ;)

Submitted by ZOZX on Wed, 2008-09-24 19:27.

nice blog ;)

help?!

Submitted by terina on Sun, 2008-10-05 18:32.

thanks this is such a cool blog! i've just downloaded the app etc & it works brilliantly... just one problem my screenshot is not on my desktop? (i was just about to put a post up to ask how do i get my settings of my screenshot back to normal, but then i saw your blog.)

i can still take screenshots just a few weeks ago my screenshot stopped showing up on my desktop & i have searched but can't seem to find it anywhere?

i'm using grab, which is working fine, but what happened to my normal way of doing it? just wondering?

can anyone maybe help me?

thanks!
terina