One hotkey for a region shot, one for a clipped video, both saved to dated folders and uploaded only when you say so - without a subscription.
Set **ShareX** to capture a region to a dated folder with one hotkey and a short clip with another. Keep **auto-upload off** until you have checked the destination.
Open **Application settings > Paths** and point the screenshot folder at something predictable. The default is under Documents and disappears from every backup rule people write.
D:\hots\yyyy-%MMUnder **Hotkey settings** assign one key for **Rectangle region** and one for **Screen recording (FFmpeg)**. Pick combinations a game will not steal - Alt and Ctrl combinations are the usual victims.
Print Screen > Rectangle region
Ctrl + Shift + Print Screen > Screen recordingIn **Task settings > Capture** decide whether the cursor is included and whether the last region is remembered. In **Image settings** keep the format at PNG for screenshots and set a JPEG quality for photos.
Image format: PNG
Include cursor: only for videosThe FFmpeg recording task can keep the last 30 seconds in memory. That is the useful mode: press the key after something happened instead of recording for an hour.
Screen recording options > Keep buffer: 30 sLeave **After capture tasks** at save-only until you have configured a destination. An automatic uploader publishes your desktop to the internet the first time you forget.
Enable **OCR** in the tools menu if you copy text from screenshots, and the colour picker if you work with designs. Everything else in ShareX can stay untouched.
Another app owns it - usually the GPU overlay or a chat client. Change the ShareX binding, or run ShareX as administrator if the focused window is elevated.
The capture method cannot hook the game. Switch to the desktop duplication method in the screen recording options.
The audio source is not selected. Pick the playback device in the FFmpeg settings and test with a ten-second clip.
The image is being saved at 50% scale. Set the resize option back to 100%.
No. The portable build from the website updates itself the same way and does not tie you to the Store.
For screenshots and clips, yes, with better file naming and no overlay.
Exit ShareX and remove it from autostart in Task Manager. The captured files stay in the folder you configured - delete that folder if you do not want them.
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