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How to find, search and sort the screenshots on your Mac. Each guide shows the way built into macOS first, then where DejaShot helps.

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How to search the text in screenshots on a Mac

Yes. Since macOS Ventura, Spotlight can find screenshots by the text inside them, using Live Text, in the languages Live Text reads. Press ⌘Space and type a word you remember. It can miss screenshots that aren’t indexed yet or sit in excluded folders, and it can’t search by the app a screenshot came from.

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  1. 02How to find an old screenshot on a MacFind a screenshot by date in Finder, build a Smart Folder for them, recover one you deleted, and search by text and day when the date isn’t enough.find old screenshot mac
  2. 03Spotlight not finding screenshots? Fix it in orderWhy Spotlight can’t find a screenshot, and the fixes in order: excluded folders, indexing, Live Text, and checking one file with mdls.spotlight not finding screenshots
  3. 04How to rename screenshots automatically on a MacChange the default screenshot name with Terminal, batch-rename in Finder, try a folder automation, or name each one from its app and window.rename screenshots automatically mac
  4. 05How to copy text from a screenshot on a MacCopy the text from any screenshot with Live Text in Preview and Quick Look, fix it when nothing selects, and use Shortcuts for OCR.copy text from screenshot mac, mac ocr screenshot
  5. 06Where do screenshots go on a Mac, and how to change itScreenshots save to the Desktop by default. Change the folder in the Screenshot app’s Options, or with one Terminal command you can undo.where do screenshots go on mac