Take Jpg Screenshots Mac

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Open Mac terminal application

In either “Finder” or the Mac search bar, search for “terminal” to easily access your Mac’s terminal.

Double-click to open “Terminal.”

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Overwrite the default screenscapture type

Simply copy and paste the text below into your terminal, and press “enter” on your keyboard.

Save as JPG (JPEG)

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

You can also change the default to other file types as well:

Save as PNG

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png

Save as TIFF

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type tiff

Save as GIF

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type gif

Save as PDF

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type pdf
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You’re all set to take .jpg screenshots

Now, by default, your screenshots will save as .jpg files!