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Hold <option> while clickling the window to remove the shadow.

Hold <control> while clicking to skip the desktop and copy it to the clipboard directly.

Never ceases to amaze me the options (no pun intended) that OS X developers put hidden in the simplest of system apps. Makes them so versatile.

I remember as a stupid middle-schooler thinking I was being cool showing everyone how many <option>/<control>/<cmd> key combos there are to take the perfect PhotoBooth shot.

PSA: Reminder – option click everything for nice surprises.

On Ubuntu: holding <Alt> while pressing <PrtScr> will limit the screenshot to the current window.

(Other tips: holding <Ctrl> will copy it to your clipboard, and holding <Shift> will allow you to select a region.)

Alt+PrintScrn on Windows, takes the focused window and no extra shadows.

I recently discovered Windows+Shift+S to take a shot of an arbitrary area of my Screen. Now I use it ALL the time. It's practically the only new feature in Windows 10 worth having!

Not everyone uses Mac & some people prefer to have better looking screenshots from their Windows PCs or Linux Distros :)