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I would love to have a way to grab a screenshot to clipboard (via commandshiftcontrol4) and then paste it into Gmail on Chrome without it being so fuzzy.

I do NOT want to save the screenshot (and run a folder action or whatever) and I do NOT want to launch a separate app that will save multiple versions of my screenshot.

Is this possible?

This thread describes a promising shell workflow, but when I tried it my results were either extremely blurry or completely garbled.

My current procedure, after copying, is to

  1. Open Preview
  2. Create a "New from Clipboard"
  3. Tools > Adjust Size...
  4. Change Resolution from 144 to 72 ppi
  5. Copy & Paste

This gives the desired result, but is cumbersome.

I was hoping there was a way to do this through AppleScript, but Preview's dictionary is empty.

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  • Try the grab tool's dictionary. Might be something there. It is just a simple screenshot tool... – bret7600 Aug 29 '16 at 20:23
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    Possible duplicate of [How can I stop my retina display from taking 2x sized screenshots?](http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/105185/how-can-i-stop-my-retina-display-from-taking-2x-sized-screenshots) – tubedogg Aug 29 '16 at 20:30
  • @tubedogg That question focuses on handling screenshots saved to disk. I am looking for a clipboard-only solution. – Dan Aug 29 '16 at 20:34
  • @bret7600 Sorry, where is the "grab tool"? I don't see a dictionary from Script Editor. – Dan Aug 29 '16 at 20:35
  • There is no clipboard-only solution because you want to make alterations to the image before using it. You may be able to make a workflow that's triggered by you taking a screenshot to file (such as using [RetinaCapture](http://www.retinacapture.com/), having it save to a particular folder, and having a folder action which copies a new image file to the clipboard) but at some point it is going to involve files, which is what the other question is about. If you want to extend that to "...and then copy to clipboard without my interaction," please edit your question. – tubedogg Aug 29 '16 at 20:39
  • @tubedogg Sorry, isn't "I would love to have a way to grab a screenshot to clipboard and then paste it into Gmail" clear enough? – Dan Aug 29 '16 at 20:41
  • @bret7600 OK, I see the Grab.app in Utilities, but it doesn't seem to have any dictionary. – Dan Aug 29 '16 at 20:44
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    I [commented](http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/105185/#comment311802_129428) on the script workflow in the other question with a command that should work. – tubedogg Aug 29 '16 at 21:13

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