How to change the screenshot hotkey in Snap
Open Settings in Snap by Zaweba, click the hotkey box for the capture you want and press the new keys. Each hotkey shows whether it is ready to use.
Changing a hotkey in Snap by Zaweba takes a few seconds. Open Settings from the tray menu, click the box for the capture you want to change, and press the new key combination. The box shows the new keys, and a status beside it says whether the hotkey is Ready, In use by another program, or Off.
Snap has four capture hotkeys, and each can be changed on its own.
The four hotkeys
Out of the box, Print Screen starts a region capture, where you drag a box or click a window. Ctrl+Print Screen takes the full screen, which means every monitor or only the one under the mouse, depending on a setting. Alt+Print Screen captures the active window's visible frame. Shift+Print Screen repeats the last region, which is handy for before and after shots of the same spot.
These are global hotkeys, so they work whichever program is in front.
Changing a key in Settings
Right-click the Snap icon in the notification area and open Settings. If you cannot see the icon, look under the small arrow that shows hidden tray icons.
Click into the box for the hotkey you want to change. While a hotkey box has focus, Snap releases all its hotkeys, so pressing keys there sets the new combination instead of starting a capture. Press the combination you want. Check the status: Ready means it is registered and will work, In use by another program means something else has already claimed those keys, and Off means the capture has no hotkey.
If you see In use by another program, choose a different combination or close the other program's shortcut. Then close Settings and try the new hotkey.
When Print Screen opens Snipping Tool
On Windows 11 the Print Screen key can be given to Snipping Tool. When that is taking the key from Snap, Settings warns you clearly and offers a Let Snap use Print Screen button. It changes the Windows setting for you, and there is a link to give the key back to Snipping Tool if you change your mind. Snap never alters that setting by itself, so nothing about your Windows set-up changes without your say.
If you would rather leave Print Screen with Windows, simply move Snap's region capture to another combination.
Choosing good combinations
Pick keys that are easy to reach with one hand and unlikely to clash with programs you use every day. Many people keep the Print Screen family because it is memorable, and only move one that clashes. On a laptop without a separate Print Screen key, choosing a combination you can press without the Fn key saves a lot of fumbling.
The left click on the tray icon always starts a region capture as well, so even with every hotkey off you can still take a screenshot.
Other ways to start a capture
Programs, scripts and desktop shortcuts can start a capture through the command line, with options for region, full, window and repeat. A second copy started that way passes the request to the running Snap and exits, so there is only ever one Snap per user. That is handy if you want a capture button on a macro keypad or in a launcher.
Making sure Snap is running
Hotkeys only work while Snap is in the tray. Turn on Start with Windows in Settings and it starts quietly each time you sign in, ready for the first press of the key.
