Screenshots not pasting into messages app

Can't paste screenshots into messages app.

Posted on Mar 19, 2023 7:22 AM

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Posted on Mar 19, 2023 7:28 AM

I created this after spending a lot of time going through a bunch of post with 0 effectiveness. For me, it was the default format for screenshots. I guess messages only accepts a few formats. Open Terminal and type:

defaults read com.apple.screencapture type


This will show you what type you have -- png, jpg, pdf.


For me it was set to pdf.


To change type:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg


When I changed it from pdf to jpg, it fixed the issue. Hope that is helpful.

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Mar 19, 2023 7:28 AM in response to Jayhasa55

I created this after spending a lot of time going through a bunch of post with 0 effectiveness. For me, it was the default format for screenshots. I guess messages only accepts a few formats. Open Terminal and type:

defaults read com.apple.screencapture type


This will show you what type you have -- png, jpg, pdf.


For me it was set to pdf.


To change type:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg


When I changed it from pdf to jpg, it fixed the issue. Hope that is helpful.

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