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# Use Default Screenshot Shortcuts With CleanShot X

[*Watch the screencast*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoMWfe1F9h4) *that accompanies this TIL to see how to do this visually.*

On macOS there are a set of keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots. The one that I use most often is `Cmd-Shift-4`. It turns the cursor into cross hairs so that I can make a drag selection of part of the screen to be captured as a screenshot.

I've recently transitioned to using CleanShot X for taking screenshots. It offers some improvements over the built-in screenshot tool, like annotations and sticking recently screenshots in the corner of the window. As part of this transition, I wanted `Cmd-Shift-4` to activate CleanShot X's *Capture Area* feature instead of the built-in one.

To do this, first open up *System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts*. Then go to the *Screenshots* section and de-select any shortcuts that you want to remap. For `Cmd-Shift-4`, that is "Save picture of selected area as a file".

Then I open *Preferences > Shortcuts* for CleanShot X and map *Capture Area* to `Cmd-Shift-4`.

Hitting `Cmd-Shift-4` will now activate CleanShot X's Capture Area instead of the one for the built-in screenshot app.