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# Capture and recording

Take screenshots, record your screen, and copy text or QR codes from a region.

Open **Monarch Menu → Actions → Capture**, or press **SUPER + CTRL + C** to jump straight to the Capture menu. It offers screenshots, screen recording, text extraction, QR decoding, and a color picker.

## Take a screenshot

| Action                                | Shortcut or menu                   | Result                                                           |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Select a window or region and edit it | **Print Screen**                   | Saves a PNG and opens the image editor.                          |
| Select and copy an image              | **SUPER + SHIFT + S**              | Copies the PNG to the clipboard without saving a file.           |
| Save and copy an image                | **Actions → Capture → Screenshot** | Saves a PNG, copies it, and offers **Edit** in the notification. |

Drag over a region in the picker. The command line also offers window and fullscreen modes. Screenshots are saved in your Pictures directory by default.

For a specific capture mode from a terminal:

```bash
monarch capture screenshot region copy
monarch capture screenshot windows edit
monarch capture screenshot fullscreen save
```

## Record the screen

Press **ALT + Print Screen** or choose **Actions → Capture → Screenrecord**. Select **no audio**, **desktop audio**, **desktop and microphone audio**, or a webcam option if a webcam is available. Then choose a display or window in the desktop sharing dialog.

Press **ALT + Print Screen** again and choose **Stop recording**. Monarch saves an MP4 in your Videos directory and offers to open it from a notification. You can also record from a terminal:

```bash
monarch screenrecord --with-desktop-audio
monarch screenrecord --stop-recording
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Screenrecord uses the desktop portal by default. The **Settings → Security → Mask Chat Windows** toggle controls chat masking in the saved video, and automatic DND silences notifications while recording. See [Screen sharing privacy](/everyday-tasks/screen-sharing-privacy.md) for limits and compatibility with older installations.
{% endhint %}

## Extract text or a QR code

Choose **Actions → Capture → Text Extraction**, or press **SUPER + CTRL + Print Screen**, then select a region. Recognized text is copied to the clipboard.

Choose **Actions → Capture → QR Code** and select a region containing a QR code. Its decoded value is copied to the clipboard; Monarch does not open the link automatically. QR values are marked sensitive so they stay out of clipboard history.

## Share your screen privately

Monarch can mask common chat windows in Niri captures and silence notifications while a screen share is active. See [Screen sharing privacy](/everyday-tasks/screen-sharing-privacy.md) for the controls and limits.

See [Keybindings](/basics/keybindings.md) for the other capture shortcuts.