After Capture
What happens to your screenshot after you press Done — and how to customize it.
After Capture Actions
Configure which actions run automatically after each capture in Settings → After Capture. You can enable multiple actions — they all run in order.
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Copy to Clipboard
The screenshot is placed on your clipboard immediately. Paste it anywhere — Messages, Slack, Notion, email.
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Save to File
Saves a PNG to a folder you choose. The filename is generated from a template — for example: 2025-05-30_screenshot_001.png. Customize the template in Settings → Naming.
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Desktop Notification
A notification appears in the top-right corner with a thumbnail preview. Click it to open the screenshot.
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Pin to Screen
The screenshot becomes a floating window that stays on top of everything else. Useful for referencing while you work. Drag to move it; scroll to resize.
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Open in Viewer
Opens the screenshot in Reticle's built-in viewer so you can inspect it before doing anything else.
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Reveal in Finder
Opens a Finder window with the saved file selected.
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Copy File Path
Copies the full path of the saved file to your clipboard.
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Upload
Uploads to your configured destination (Imgur, S3, SFTP, or custom). See the Uploads guide.Learn more →
OCR — Extract Text
Reticle can read text from your screenshot using Apple's on-device Vision framework — no internet required, no data leaves your Mac.
After captureEnable "OCR" in After Capture settings — a panel opens automatically with the recognized text.
From historyRight-click any screenshot in Capture History → "Extract Text with OCR".
AccuracyWorks well on screenshots, UI elements, code, printed documents. Accuracy drops on very small or stylized fonts.
Capture History
Reticle keeps a history of your recent captures. Open it from the menu bar → Capture History…
From the history panel you can: re-copy any screenshot, reveal the saved file, re-upload, extract text with OCR, or delete the entry.
Filename Tokens
Customize the auto-save filename in Settings → Naming. Available tokens:
%year%Full year (2025)%month%Month (01–12)%day%Day (01–31)%hour% %minute% %second%Time components%counter%Auto-incrementing number%app%Name of the active app at capture time%title%Window title at capture time%width% %height%Screenshot dimensions in pixelsExample: %year%-%month%-%day%_%title%_%counter% → 2025-05-30_Safari_001.png