If you come from the Windows to the Mac world and missing your favorite Snipping tool to take quick screenshots, well macOS has had this feature for a very long time and it works wonders, you do not need any new tool installed in order to get the similar qualities.
Snip a portion of a Screen
If you want to grab a screenshot of a portion of a screen simply press Command ⌘ + Shift + 4 and you will get a cross-hair cursor, drag and stop what you want to capture and you will see the file created on your desktop.
![Cropped Screenshot on Mac Device Demo Cropped Screenshot on Mac Device Demo](https://code2care.org/q/build-in-snipping-tool-alternative-on-mac/images/Cropped Screenshot on Mac Device Demo.gif)
![Screenshot file on the Mac desktop Screenshot file on the Mac desktop](https://code2care.org/q/build-in-snipping-tool-alternative-on-mac/images/Screenshot file on the Mac desktop.png)
Snip the compete Screen
If you want to capture the complete screenshot of the window, just press Command ⌘ + Shift + 4
Making use of the Screenshot Utility.
If you wish to use a UI for the same - just type Screenshot and open the utility using Spotlight Search (Keyboard shortcut F4 key)
Checkout a very detailed tutorial on this: https://code2care.org/macos/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-a-mac
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