Capture a window into a chat
Shots captures the window you're looking at and attaches it to a chat, without you leaving the app you're in. Use it to ask about an error dialog, a design, or a report in another application.
How it surfaces
Shots has no panel. You trigger it with a customizable keyboard chord from any app, and the screenshot attaches in a chat as a PNG image.
Configure it in Settings → Extensions → Shots.
How to use it
Grant the required permissions
On macOS, Shots needs the Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions. In Settings → Extensions → Shots, check the Permissions section and allow anything not yet granted. Windows doesn't need separate permissions, so skip this step.
Press the modifier chord
Press the left and right copies of your chosen modifier key at the same time. Shots captures the frontmost window.
Add your prompt
The image is attached to a chat composer. Type your prompt and send it.
Shots adds the image to the existing composer draft. It doesn't clear text, files, or images you've already added.
Configuration
The modifier chord options depend on your operating system:
| Setting | macOS options | Windows options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier chord | L⌘ + R⌘, L⌥ + R⌥, L⇧ + R⇧, or Off | LCtrl + RCtrl, LAlt + RAlt, LShift + RShift, or Off | L⌘ + R⌘ on macOS, LCtrl + RCtrl on Windows |
| Add screenshots to | Current chat or New Spotlight chat | Current chat or New Spotlight chat | New Spotlight chat |
Select Off to stop Shots from listening for the chord. Use this when you want to keep Shots on but free the modifier chord for another app. To turn off Shots completely, use the toggle in Settings → Extensions → Shots.
Add screenshots to decides where a capture lands. New Spotlight chat opens a fresh Spotlight chat each time, which suits quick one-off questions. Current chat adds the image to the conversation you already have open, which keeps a screenshot with related context.
Permissions
On macOS, Shots needs two permissions:
| Permission | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
| Accessibility | Detects the modifier chord while you're in another app |
| Screen Recording | Captures the window image |
You grant both in macOS System Settings. The Permissions section shows each one as Enabled, Not enabled, or Unavailable, with Enable or Manage to grant it. Shots can't capture until both are enabled.
Windows doesn't use these permissions, so the Shots settings on Windows don't show a Permissions section.
See also
- Dictation — another way to add input from outside a chat
- Chat over another app — let the agent inspect and control local applications
- Extensions — the full list of extensions and their default states