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DashShot/Keyboard shortcuts
● Keyboard shortcuts

Screenshot, record and share without touching the mouse

DashShot is built for people who take dozens of screenshots a day. Every main action has a shortcut — from capturing an area to stopping a recording and copying the link.

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Anywhere on your computer

Desktop app for Mac and Windows. Work from any program, even when DashShot is minimised to the tray.

⌘⇧1Ctrl+Shift+1
Select an area → screenshot editor
⌘⇧2Ctrl+Shift+2
Instant full-screen screenshot, link straight to the clipboard
⌘⇧9Ctrl+Shift+9
Record video / GIF. Press again to stop
⌘⇧0Ctrl+Shift+0
Pause / resume the recording
⌘⇧8Ctrl+Shift+8
Voice task: say it, get a structured task

Screenshot editor

One letter switches the tool — no need to aim at the toolbar.

AArrow
LLine
RBox
PPen
HHighlighter
TText
NNumber
BPixelate
CCrop
⌘EnterCtrl+Enter
Upload and copy the link
⌘CCtrl+C
Copy PNG to paste into a chat
⌘SCtrl+S
Save to disk
⌘ZCtrl+Z
Undo the last mark
EnterEnter
Apply the crop
EscEsc
Close the editor

After a recording

The preview window with the finished video or GIF.

⌘EnterCtrl+Enter
Upload and copy the link
⌘SCtrl+S
Save the file
EscEsc
Discard the recording

Chrome extension

Change them at chrome://extensions/shortcuts — there you can also set a key for pause.

⌘⇧RCtrl+Shift+R
Open the video / GIF recorder
⌘⇧XCtrl+Shift+X
Stop the recording
⌘EnterCtrl+Enter
In the editor: upload and copy the link
⌘SCtrl+S
In the editor: save to disk

Global shortcuts can be changed in the app: tray icon → Settings. Single-letter editor keys work on any keyboard layout, including Cyrillic.

FAQ

Keyboard shortcuts — questions and answers

Can I change DashShot shortcuts?+
Yes. Click the DashShot icon in the tray (menu bar on Mac) → Settings, click a field and press the new combination. If it is already taken by the system or another app, DashShot will say so and keep the old one.
How do I stop a screen recording with the keyboard?+
Press the same shortcut you used to start it — ⌘⇧9 on Mac or Ctrl+Shift+9 on Windows. ⌘⇧0 / Ctrl+Shift+0 pauses and resumes. The pause key is only active while recording, so it doesn't clash with other apps.
Do the single-letter editor keys work on a Cyrillic layout?+
Yes. DashShot reads the physical key, so R selects the box whether your layout is English, Ukrainian or Russian.
Why not ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 or ⌘⇧5 on Mac?+
macOS reserves these for its own screenshot tool and no app can take them over. That is why DashShot uses 1, 2, 8, 9 and 0.

Fewer clicks.
More screenshots that explain themselves.