How to Send a Screenshot in Discord

One of the things that’s helped Discord become one of the most popular VOIP chatting platforms is its user friendly interface. Where Discord’s UI really shines is how easy it makes it to send an image or screenshot to friends.

With drag and drop, and upload directly from the clipboard, it couldn’t be much easier. In this article, we’ll show you how to send screenshots in Discord on Windows, Mac, and from your Android or iPhone.

How to Take and Send a Screenshot in Discord

The easiest way to send a screenshot in Discord is to paste the screenshot directly from your clipboard into any text channel. Discord will show you a preview of how the screenshot will appear in the text channel and even allow you to caption it.

Below, we’ll show you how to take and send a screenshot in Discord on Windows, Mac, and Android / iOS.

Windows

To send a screenshot of your entire screen:

1. Hit the Print Screen key above the Arrow Keys on your keyboard.
2. In Discord, select any text channel and then press Ctrl + V on your keyboard.
3. Optionally, type in a caption for your screenshot.
4. Hit Enter or click Send.

To send a portion of your screen:

1. Click the Start button, or press the Windows key on your keyboard, and type Snipping Tool.
2. Select it, or hit Enter on your keyboard.
3. Click New and select the portion of the screen you wish to screenshot.
   
4. In Discord, select any text channel and then press Ctrl + V on your keyboard.
5. Optionally, type in a caption for your screenshot.
6. Hit Enter or click Send.

Windows users can also use programs like Greenshot or LighShot to easily screenshot portions of your screen. These tools override the default action of the print screen button making it significantly faster than launching the Snipping Tool every time.

Mac

To send a screenshot of your entire screen:

1. Hit Command + Control + Shift + 3 on your keyboard.
2. In Discord, select any text channel and then press Command + V on your keyboard.
3. Optionally, type in a caption for your screenshot.
4. Hit Enter or click Send.

To send a portion of your screen:

1. Hit Command + Control + Shift + 4 on your keyboard.
2. Select the portion of your screen you wish to screenshot.
3. In Discord, select any text channel and then press Command + V on your keyboard.
4. Optionally, type in a caption for your screenshot.
5. Hit Enter or click Send.

Android / iOS

You can send screenshots on Android / iPhone with the Discord mobile app the same way you would any other image.

1. Take a screenshot using your device’s screenshot shortcut. For Android, this is usually something like Volume down rocker + Power button. For iPhone, try Side button + Volume up rocker or refer to Apple’s support page.
2. Open the Discord mobile app and select the Photo icon to the left of the Message box in any text channel. You may first have to tap the > carrot to reveal the Photo icon.
   
3. Locate and select the screenshot you just took.
4. Optionally, add a caption for the screenshot.
5. Tap Send.

Sending a Screenshot from an Image File in Discord

Some screenshot tools save screenshots to an image file rather than storing it on your clipboard. Thankfully, Discord makes sending image files incredibly easy too.

1. Open Discord and select the text channel you wish to send the image file to.
2. Drag and drop the image file to Discord. You can also manually select the image by clicking the + symbol in the Message box and selecting Upload a File.
   
3. Preview the image and, optionally, add a caption.
4. Click Send or hit Enter.