Shortcuts
Every key in one place. You can change each global shortcut in Settings, and the app tells you when a combination is already used by another app.
On a Mac and on Linux
- Mac: the global shortcuts below use the Control key, the same as on Windows, soCtrl+Shift+1 is Control+Shift+1. Keys inside SnapPrompt's windows use Command instead of Ctrl, and this page shows them with ⌘ when you visit it from a Mac. Alt+S, Alt+A andAlt+E do not work on a Mac: use the Select text and Annotate buttons in the capture tool strip, and Edit capture on the answer card for the image editor. The app also needs the Accessibility permission for the global shortcuts.
- Linux: on X11 the keys you set in Settings work as they are. On Wayland the desktop's GlobalShortcuts portal delivers them (GNOME 48 and newer, KDE Plasma 5.27 and newer, Hyprland); the desktop may ask once and lets you change the keys in its own settings. Without the portal, add a custom shortcut in your desktop's keyboard settings that runs
snapprompt --capture (Capture and ask) orsnapprompt --full-capture (Full capture).
Global shortcuts
| Keys | What it does |
|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Capture and ask. Opens the prompt on Quick answer. |
| Ctrl+Shift+2 | Full capture. Opens the prompt on your default destination (Claude Code unless you change it), with folder and model choices. |
| Ctrl+Shift+3 | Open the app. |
| No key until you set one | Open History. |
| No key until you set one | Hide or show the session panel. |
While selecting a region
| Keys | What it does |
|---|
| Drag | Select a region. Resize it by its corner handles. |
| Space | Pick a window. |
| F | Capture the full screen. |
| 3-second timer | Capture after a 3-second delay. |
On Linux with Wayland these keys do not apply: the desktop shows its own picker instead of SnapPrompt's capture overlay, so Space, F and the timer are not there. Use the picker's own options, such as its window option to capture a window.
In the prompt box
| Keys | What it does |
|---|
| Ctrl⌘Command+1 | Send to Quick answer. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+2 | Send to Claude Code. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+3 | Send to Claude chat. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+M | Choose the model for this send. |
After you send
| Keys | What it does |
|---|
| Esc | On the answer card: stop an answer that is streaming. What had arrived is kept in History, marked stopped. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+V | In the Claude chat that opens for the Claude chat destination: paste the image, which SnapPrompt put on the clipboard. |
Text, annotation and editor
These keys work while you type in the prompt. The capture tool strip and the prompt box's hint line show them. On a Mac, use the buttons named above instead of the Alt+S, Alt+A and Alt+E keys.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|
| Alt+S | Turn text selection on or off. |
| Alt+A | Annotate directly on the capture. |
| Alt+E | Open the full image editor. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+Alt+Z | Undo an annotation. |
Annotation and editor tools
| Key | Tool |
|---|
| R | Box |
| O | Ellipse |
| A | Arrow |
| L | Line |
| P | Pen |
| H | Highlighter |
| T | Text |
| N | Numbered Steps |
| B | Blur |
| X | Pixelate |
| C | Crop. Confirm with Apply or Enter. |
Editing objects
| Keys | What it does |
|---|
| Ctrl⌘Command+Z | Undo. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+Shift+Z | Redo. |
| Ctrl⌘Command+D | Duplicate the selected object. |
You can also select, move, resize, delete, bring to front or send to back. Each tool's tooltip in the editor shows its name and key. One Ctrl⌘Command+Z undoes everything auto-redactcovered.
