I take a screenshot but I am no longer able to import it into Photos

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I take a screenshot but I am no longer able to import it into Photos

For years, I have used the CMD-SHIFT-4 to take a screen shot, then right click on the thumbnail and select "Open in Photos" and it would open Photos and import said screenshot into Photos.

Now, I take the screenshot in the same manner, again right click to "Open in Photos", but the screenshot is not added to Photos. Rather the screenshot is saved to the desktop. I then have to manually drag the file into Photos for it to be added.

Not sure when this function went away, or if there is a new procedure for doing this.

I am on Sequoia 15.3.1 on a Mac Pro.

Mac Pro

Posted on Feb 28, 2025 8:26 AM

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Old Toad

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Feb 28, 2025 11:44 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

I can right click on the screenshot while in the Screenshot app (i.e. before it's saved to the Desktop) and use the Share - Add to Photos option and it works as advertised.

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Feb 28, 2025 9:16 AM in response to Addabob

I generally us ⌘⌃⇧4 to get copy a screenshot to the clipboard, but I just tried the ⌘⇧4 "little clip in the corner" version, and you're right-- "Open in Photos" instead saves to Desktop, just like ⌘⇧3 does. I noticed that Open in Preview works, though. I can't think of another way to go directly to Photos.

I think the only thing to do is to let Apple know here:

Feedback - Photos - Apple

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Addabob Author

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Feb 28, 2025 9:31 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

Thanks for the validation that I wasn't crazy! ;-) I use this feature a lot.

I went to the link you provided and submitted it to the Photos feedback group. Hopefully they can restore this feature. Otherwise they might as well remove the "Open to Photos" selection on the right-click menu....

Have an awesome day!!

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Addabob Author

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Feb 28, 2025 12:28 PM in response to Old Toad

No. After I take the screen shot, and the smaller thumbnail in in the lower right corner of the screen, I right click and select "Open in Photos".

It has worked for years to take the screen shot and add it into Photos. If it is no longer supported, I would think they would (should) remove the option from the right-click menu.

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Addabob Author

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Feb 28, 2025 1:46 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks for checking it. Good to know it is repeatable.

Yes, I can open the screenshot and use the Share menu to send it to Photos, but that is basically the same as dragging the icon to Photos. I hope it is just something that was missed in testing, as having that direct save from the right click menu I found to be VERY useful and saved a few gyrations. If they don't plan to support it any longer, then they should remove it from the options on that menu.

Thanks again!!

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Old Toad

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Feb 28, 2025 10:46 AM in response to Addabob

Are you using the Share menu?

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Feb 28, 2025 11:04 AM in response to Old Toad

Works for me, too-- I had looked at the Share and missed Photos! But it's not as cool as the right-click. Right-click menu offers Photos, but then reneges on the promise.

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Old Toad

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Feb 28, 2025 12:56 PM in response to Addabob

That doesn't work for me either.

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