Skitch for Mac Tips and Tricks

There are lots of ways to use Skitch beyond the basics covered in our Skitch Guide. Here are a few tips and tricks:

Capture menu in the dock

Once Skitch is running, there's no need to switch to the Skitch window to capture a snapshot. Just click and hold on the Skitch icon in the application dock. A snapshot menu will appear that allows you to do any of the following:

• Crosshair snapshot
• Previous snapshot area
• Fullscreen snapshot
• Window snapshot
• Menu snapshot
• Camera snapshot

The captured image will automatically be opened in Skitch.

Keyboard shortcuts

The following are some of the useful keyboard shortcuts that are available:

Capturing

• Crosshair Snapshot: Shift + Command + 5
• Fullscreen Snapshot: Shift + Command + 6
• Window Snapshot: Shift + Command + W
• Camera Snapshot: Shift + Command + T

Annotating

• Arrow: Option + Command + A
• Text: Option + Command + T
• Rectangle: Option + Command + R
• Rounded Rectangle: Option + Command + U
• Ellipse: Option + Command + O
• Line: Option + Command + L
• Marker: Option + Command + M
• Highlighter: Option + Command + I
• Blur: Option + Command + X
• Crop/Resize: Option + Command + K
• Tool Size: Option + Command + 1 through Option + Command + 5

Sharing

• Share via email: Shift + Command + M
• Create Public Link and copy URL: Command + /

Change default arrow direction

By default, the arrow annotation in Skitch points where you drag to. To point to where you drag from, hold the Option key when creating a new arrow.