{{Distinguish|Snapshot}}
[[File:Beta.png|thumbnail|A screenshot taken in-game, using {{key|F1}} to hide the [[heads-up display]].|351x351px]]

'''Screenshots''' are images of the player camera view taken while playing the game.

Screenshots can be taken when the player is in the first person or [[third person]] camera view.

== Java Edition ==

{{IN|java}}, screenshots can be taken in-game by pressing the default {{key|F2}} key<ref name="screenshot-guide">{{mcnet|screenshotting-guide|Screenshotting Guide|February 7, 2019|Tom Stone}}</ref>, or the {{keys|Fn+F2}} for macOS, some laptops and other keyboards. Screenshots are automatically saved in the "screenshots" directory within the [[.minecraft]] directory.

Like other control keys in ''Java Edition'', the screenshot key can be customized by navigating through "Options..." &rarr; "[[Controls]]..." &rarr; "Key Binds...", and select the key binding of "Take a screenshot" under the "Miscellaneous" category.

=== Timestamp ===

Screenshots are saved as {{w|PNG}} files with a naming format based on the current date and time: <code>''YYYY''-''MM''-''DD''_''HH''.''MM''.''SS''.png</code>. For example, a screenshot taken on {{#time: F j, Y, "at" g:i:s A}} gets named "{{nowrap|{{#time: Y-m-d_h.i.s".png"}}}}". If multiple screenshots are saved within the same second, a revision number is appended to the file name (e.g., "{{#time: Y-m-d_h.i.s"_1.png"}}" is the second screenshot taken at that time).

=== Storage ===

Screenshots are saved in the {{cd|[[.minecraft]]/screenshots}}.

On Windows, this directory can be accessed by pressing {{keys|Win+R}} and typing {{cd|%AppData%\.minecraft\screenshots}}. On Mac, screenshots are stored in {{cd|~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/screenshots}}, and on Linux, they are stored in {{cd|~/.minecraft/screenshots}}.

The screenshots directory can also be accessed by going to "Resource Packs" in the settings menu, clicking on "Open resource pack folder", and going up one level.

=== Screenshot options ===

It is possible to change what features are included in the screenshot by pressing [[Controls#Non-configurable controls|control keys]]. By default, the screenshots look exactly like the screen during regular gameplay.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" data-description="On-screen features"
|-
! Control Key
! Function
|-
| {{key|F1}}
| Hides [[heads-up display]] elements such as the health bar, hunger bar, experience bar, and any held items. In multiplayer it also hides the server chat and player nametags. 
|-
| {{key|F3}}
| Displays the [[debug screen]]. This shows coordinates, entity count, and other various things. Press {{keys|F3+1}}, {{keys|F3+2}} or {{keys|F3+3}} to pull up debug screen with debugging charts.
|}

== Bedrock Edition ==

{{IN|bedrock}}, screenshots can be taken in-game by pressing the [[File:BedrockScreenshot.png|24px]] screenshot button in the [[pause menu]]. Like {{el|java}}, screenshots can also be taken by pressing the default {{key|F2}} key for computers, or the {{keys|Fn+F2}} keys for some laptops and other keyboards.{{note|Screenshot hotkeys may not work on some devices due to {{bug|MCPE-185453}}.}} Once a screenshot is taken, it is available in the screenshot gallery, which is accessible under the [[profile screen]].

Screenshots are saved in the <code>[[com.mojang]]/Screenshots/''XUID''</code> directory in {{w|JPEG}} format. The XUID is the ID of the player's Xbox account. The name format is <code>''YYYY''-''MM''-''DD''_''HH''.''mm''.''ss''[''sequence''].jpeg</code>. The sequence is an integer zero-padded to two digits starting at 01, which is incremented every time a screenshot is taken. It resets when the game starts.

Along with each screenshot, there's a corresponding file of unknown format stored with a similar name, but with <code>.jpeg</code> suffix replaced with <code>.mc</code>. The file is 32 bytes. The game does not appear to be using these files, and their purpose is unknown.

Up to 100 screenshots can be stored. If the limit is reached, one or more screenshots have to be deleted in order to take a new screenshot. Players can delete their screenshots in the settings, under storage menu by clicking the "Delete Local Screenshots" button, which deletes every screenshot for every player on the same device.

The screenshot button is not available on the pause menu for players who do not have Microsoft account.

In ''Realms'', players can take a screenshot in-game by clicking the camera button in the pause menu. Players then can share that screenshot to the Realm's Club.<ref name="screenshot-guide">{{mcnet|screenshotting-guide|Screenshotting Guide|February 7, 2019|Tom Stone}}</ref>

=== Using Xbox alternatives ===

On Windows, players can screenshot their game by pressing the {{keys|Win+G}}, opening Xbox Game Bar overlay, and clicking the camera button to take a screenshot under the ''Capture'' window.<ref name="screenshot-guide"/> A notification then appears, and when clicked, it opens up the ''Gallery'' window, where you can see the screenshot and the location it was saved. The default screenshot directory is {{cd|C:\Users\''username''\Videos\Captures}}. Players can also take screenshots quickly by pressing the {{keys|Win+Alt+PrtScn}} keys.

On Xbox One, double tap the ''Xbox'' button, and press the {{xbtn|Y}} button to take a screenshot, or the {{xbtn|X}} button to take a video clip. You can see your screenshot by signing in and visiting your profile page on [https://xbox.com/ Xbox website] under ''Captures''.<ref name="screenshot-guide"/>

== Minecraft Education ==

{{IN|education}}, players can take screenshots as a gameplay mechanic by using the [[camera]] item.<ref name="screenshot-edu">{{link|title=Assessment Tools (Cameras, Portfolio, Book & Quill)|author=Penny|website=Minecraft Education Support|url=https://aka.ms/MEEBookAndQuill}}</ref> When the camera is selected in the player [[hotbar]], players can take a first person view screenshot by right-clicking it. 

Camera can also be placed, creating a camera entity that tracks the user, and take pictures from the camera's perspective. Photos that are taken with the camera appear in the [[portfolio]].

Close-up snapshots of an item on the ground can be taken by holding the {{key|shift}} key while right-clicking.

Screenshots are shown as photos in chronological order on the portfolio. Players can type a short caption text under the picture of the photo. These photos then can be exported in {{w|JPEG}} inside a {{w|ZIP file}} in the specified directory by clicking the "Export Portfolio" button.<ref name="screenshot-edu"/>

Screenshots can also be inserted into [[book and quill]], and then exported as a {{w|PDF}}, along with the written text, title and author shown in the filename.<ref name="screenshot-edu"/>

Screenshots taken with the camera are stored in {{cd|[[com.mojang]]/Screenshots}}.

== History ==
{{Missing|section|history after 1.6.1 <!-- when: clickable text component in chat / screenshots taken in a separate thread to remove game freeze -->}}

{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=<nowiki>?</nowiki>|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|The screenshot function was implemented. Originally {{key|F1}} had to be held down when taking screenshots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Screenshots can be taken using the {{key|F2}} key without having to first hold down the {{key|F1}} key.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2_02|Pressing {{keys|SHIFT+F2}} would call an unfinished experimental screenshot function that attempted to generate a '''huge''' 645 megapixel TGA image with a resolution of 36,450×17,700 pixels.<ref>{{tweet|notch|28553723806490624|I just realized shift+F2 will generate an almost 2 gb large screenshot in 1.2_02.|January 21, 2011}}</ref> Pressing this key combination would cause the [[Stand alone client|client]] to either freeze for a while, displaying several clipped tiles of the current view, or [[crash]], depending on the amount of available RAM. During this time, it would attempt to generate a file of 1.8 GB in size that may end up corrupt.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|The above experimental screenshot feature was removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=?|The ability to choose a custom path to save the Minecraft data folder was added.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.23|Added a button to the pause menu that takes a screenshot.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|screenshot}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:DebugScreen.png|A screenshot taken with [[debug screen]] turned on.
File:BE_Screenshot_Popup_Captured.png|Pop-up that appears after taking a screenshot in {{BE}}.
File:BE_Screenshot_Popup_Captured_Almost_Full.png|Pop-up that appears after taking a screenshot in {{BE}} when the gallery has 95 to 99 screenshots.
File:BE_Screenshot_Popup_Captured_Full.png|Pop-up that appears after taking a screenshot in {{BE}} when the gallery has 100 screenshots.
File:BE_Screenshot_Popup_Full_1.png|Pop-up that appears after the first attempt to take a screenshot in {{BE}} when the gallery has 100 screenshots and a screenshot can't be taken.
File:BE_Screenshot_Popup_Full_2.png|Pop-up that appears after subsequent attempts to take a screenshot in {{BE}} when the gallery has 100 screenshots and a screenshot can't be taken.
</gallery>

=== Video ===
{{yt|RMuW1lZ2H7c}}
{{yt|1XLRGFibFNQ}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox Java Edition technical|general}}

[[de:Screenshot]]
[[es:Captura de pantalla]]
[[fr:Capture d'écran]]
[[ja:スクリーンショット]]
[[nl:Screenshot]]
[[pl:Zrzut ekranu]]
[[pt:Captura de tela]]
[[ru:Снимок экрана]]
[[uk:Знімок екрана]]
[[zh:截图]]
