Why does my Mac get stuck in the screenshot dim mode?

I'm not in recording mode, I tried taking a screenshot and it got stuck on this screen with no screenshot taken. When I pressed Cmd + Shift + 5, it let me take a screenshot but it's still stuck like this. The only way I was able to fix it was to restart the laptop but then it happened again a 2nd time.


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 19, 2021 12:25 PM

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May 19, 2021 12:41 PM in response to elifares

Can't say I've ever seen the screenshot get stuck like that, though a timer can be set to delay the capture, or screen recording.


If you've not found these already...


Here are the long-time screenshot commands: Take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support


Here is the newer screenshot app commands: Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac - Apple Support


The escape key can usually be used to exit the processing prior to capturing the screenshot.

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Why does my Mac get stuck in the screenshot dim mode?

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