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# Copy only

Mark up a shot, press ⌘C and it’s copied, with nothing left in your folder. Click Save when you want to keep it.

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![A new screenshot’s thumbnail with Copy, Edit and Send to AI](https://clacky.app/features27/copy-only-light.webp)

## What it is

With Copy only, a screenshot opens in the editor and nothing is written to your folder.

Mark it up and press ⌘C: it’s copied and the editor closes. Nothing is left behind, not in the folder, Recent or the Shelf.

Want to keep one? Click Save and it lands in your folder.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Open Screenshots
    
    Click the Clacky icon in the menu bar, go to Studio and click All Screenshots.
    
2.  2
    
    Change After capture
    
    Set After capture to Copy only, save when I click Save.
    
3.  3
    
    Take a shot and copy
    
    Mark it up, then press ⌘C. It’s on your clipboard and the editor closes.
    
4.  4
    
    Keep one
    
    Click Save (⌘S) in the editor and it’s saved to your folder.
    

## Questions

Where do my shots go with Copy only?

Only to your clipboard, until you click Save.

Can I switch back?

Yes. Set After capture back to Save to folder and every shot is saved again.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/shot-editor-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/shot-editor-dark.webp)
    
    [Screenshot editor](https://clacky.app/features/screenshot-editor/)
    
    Grab an area, a window or the whole screen. Mark it up with arrows, steps, text and blur, then copy or save.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/shelf-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/shelf-dark.webp)
    
    [Shelf](https://clacky.app/features/shelf/)
    
    Every shot slides onto the Shelf beside the editor. Drop in any image, or drag one out to Finder or any app.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/shot-redact-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/shot-redact-dark.webp)
    
    [Redact screenshots](https://clacky.app/features/shot-redact/)
    
    Drag a solid bar over a password, key or email. Nothing under the bar survives.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/shot-polish-light.webp)
    
    [Polish](https://clacky.app/features/polish/)
    
    A background picked from the shot (or your own colour, picture or brand), padding and a soft shadow. ⌥⇧⌘6 takes a polished shot straight away.
    

[Everything in Studio →](https://clacky.app/features/#studio)

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