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Ensure Tooltips Appear In Screenshots

I use CleanShot X for all my screenshot needs. It's by far the best tool for the job.

I'm a big proponent of taking high-context screenshots. That is, including everything in the screenshot that another person viewing it would need to know so that they don't have to answer follow up questions. This usually means other parts of the window besides the focal point or including the URL bar.

Another, less common, aspect of a shot I sometimes need, especially in a browser, are hover-based visual elements. That could be a tooltip or the option in a dropdown the cursor is over. Sometimes it is even a visual element that goes away after a beat.

To capture these with CleanShot X, I need to turn on the "Freeze screen when taking a screenshot" setting which can be found in Settings under the Screenshots tab in the Capture section.