GoblinScreenshots & Recording
Screenshots & Recording
Take a screenshot or record the screen, mark it up, pull text out of it and find it again later. These pages cover every kind of capture, the editor, shortcuts and the permissions capture needs.
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Common tasks
- Convert HEIC photos to JPGConvert images (HEIC converter)
- Take a screenshotTaking screenshots
- Record the screenRecording and the video editor
- Copy text from part of the screenCapture Text
- Turn on the capture shortcutsCapture keyboard shortcuts
- Allow Goblin to capture the screen (Screen Recording)Permissions for capture
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Taking screenshotsComing in the next updateTake a screenshot of an area, a window, the whole screen, a long scrolling page or the text on screen, with a self-timer for menus and hover states.Quick AccessComing in the next updateThe small card that appears after every capture: copy, save, edit, upload, pin or delete it from there, and set where the cards sit and how long they stay.Annotating screenshotsComing in the next updateMark up a screenshot with arrows, text, blur and highlights, give it a background, redact sensitive data, combine images and put it in a mockup.Recording and the video editorComing in the next updateRecord an area or the whole screen as video or a GIF, with sound, a camera, cursor effects and keystrokes, then trim and zoom the result in the video editor.The Screenshots pinboardComing in the next updateEvery capture is kept in a pinboard called Screenshots in your clipboard history, where you can find, preview, drag and reuse it from the clipboard strip or the Clipboard tab.Capture TextComing in the next updateCopy the text from part of the screen, an image or a PDF, with language and line-break controls, custom words, links, collected text and read-aloud.Menu bar and desktopComing in the next updateCapture from Goblin's right-click menu, dropdown tool buttons or a separate capture icon, see the self-timer and recording time in the menu bar, and hide the desktop icons for clean screenshots.Wallpaper backgroundsComing in the next updateAdd your own images as backgrounds for screenshots in the annotation editor, or remove them, without changing your desktop wallpaper.Capture keyboard shortcutsComing in the next updateGlobal shortcuts for every kind of capture and recording. They are off until you turn them on, and Goblin can take over the usual ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5.Advanced capture settingsComing in the next updateChoose how screenshots and recordings are named, pick the text recognition model, and control the notification and link prompt after Capture Text.Permissions for captureComing in the next updateScreen Recording is the one permission capture needs. The microphone, camera, Accessibility and notifications are optional, and Goblin only asks when you use them.Cloud uploadComing in the next updateUpload a capture to your own Amazon S3 or Cloudflare R2 bucket, or to your Google Drive, and get a link on the clipboard. Nothing is uploaded until you ask.Protected Capture configuration tasksComing in the next updateAsk Goblin to open the secure forms for cloud upload credentials and text recognition providers. Passwords and API keys are typed only in the forms, never in the chat.Automating captureComing in the next updateStart captures and recordings from Terminal, links, the Shortcuts app and AppleScript, and let an AI assistant see the screen, which is off until you allow it.PDF ToolsComing in the next updateSee every page of one or more PDFs, uncheck the ones you don't want, reorder them, then save one combined PDF or one file per page. The originals stay untouched.Editor tasks with GoblinComing in the next updateAsk Goblin to crop, annotate, redact or trim an open image or video by naming its document ID, then review and save the result yourself in the editor.AcknowledgementsComing in the next updateGoblin includes open-source code, including its screenshot and recording tools. Every project's copyright notice and license is in Settings › Help & Feedback.Convert images (HEIC converter)Coming in the next updateConvert HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WebP and other images to PNG or JPG on your Mac, or open them in the annotation editor. Originals stay as they are.