Welcome to the "How to screenshot NFTs" Guide! This guide will teach you all sorts of ways to screenshot, save and even kill NFTs! This guide will be regularly updated unless I openly state that it's finished. With that being said, enjoy the guide!

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger. Types of NFT data units may be associated with digital files such as photos, videos, and audio. Because each token is uniquely identifiable, NFTs differ from blockchain cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin.

NFT ledgers claim to provide a public certificate of authenticity or proof of ownership, but the legal rights conveyed by an NFT can be uncertain. NFTs do not restrict the sharing or copying of the underlying digital files and do not prevent the creation of NFTs with identical associated files.

NFTs have been used as a speculative asset, and they have drawn criticism for the energy cost and carbon footprint associated with validating blockchain transactions as well as their frequent use in art scams.

An NFT is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, called a blockchain, which can be sold and traded. The NFT can be associated with a particular digital or physical asset (such as a file or a physical object) and a license to use the asset for a specified purpose. An NFT (and, if applicable, the associated license to use, copy or display the underlying asset) can be traded and sold on digital markets. The extralegal nature of NFT trading usually results in an informal exchange of ownership over the asset that has no legal basis for enforcement, often conferring little more than use as a status symbol.

NFTs function like cryptographic tokens, but, unlike cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, NFTs are not mutually interchangeable, hence not fungible. While all bitcoins are equal, each NFT may represent a different underlying asset and thus may have a different value. NFTs are created when blockchains string records of cryptographic hash, a set of characters identifying a set of data, onto previous records therefore creating a chain of identifiable data blocks. This cryptographic transaction process ensures the authentication of each digital file by providing a digital signature that is used to track NFT ownership. However, data links that point to details such as where the art is stored can be affected by link rot.

Ownership of an NFT does not inherently grant copyright or intellectual property rights to whatever digital asset the token represents. While someone may sell an NFT representing their work, the buyer will not necessarily receive copyright privileges when ownership of the NFT is changed and so the original owner is allowed to create more NFTs of the same work. In that sense, an NFT is merely a proof of ownership that is separate from a copyright. According to legal scholar Rebecca Tushnet, "In one sense, the purchaser acquires whatever the art world thinks they have acquired. They definitely do not own the copyright to the underlying work unless it is explicitly transferred."

The first known "NFT", Quantum, was created by Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash in May 2014, consisting of a video clip made by McCoy's wife Jennifer. McCoy registered the video on the Namecoin blockchain and sold it to Dash for $4, during a live presentation for the Seven on Seven conference at the New Museum in New York City. McCoy and Dash referred to the technology as "monetized graphics". A non-fungible, tradable blockchain marker was explicitly linked to a work of art, via on-chain metadata (enabled by Namecoin). This is in contrast to the multi-unit, fungible, metadata-less "colored coins" of other blockchains and Counterparty.

In October 2015, the first NFT project, Etheria, was launched and demonstrated at DEVCON 1 in London, Ethereum's first developer conference, three months after the launch of the Ethereum blockchain. Most of Etheria's 457 purchasable and tradable hexagonal tiles went unsold for more than five years until March 13, 2021, when renewed interest in NFTs sparked a buying frenzy. Within 24 hours, all tiles of the current version and a prior version, each hardcoded to 1 ETH ($0.43 at the time of launch), were sold for a total of $1.4 million.

The term "NFT" only gained currency with the ERC-721 standard, first proposed in 2017 via the Ethereum GitHub, following the launch of various NFT projects that year. The standard coincided with the launch of several NFT projects, including Curio Cards, CryptoPunks (a project to trade unique cartoon characters, released by the American studio Larva Labs on the Ethereum blockchain) and rare Pepe trading cards.

Increased public awareness (2017–present)
The 2017 online game CryptoKitties was monetized by selling tradable cat NFTs, and its success brought some public attention to NFTs.

The NFT market experienced rapid growth during 2020, with its value tripling to $250 million. In the first three months of 2021, more than $200 million were spent on NFTs.

In the early months of 2021, interest in NFTs increased after a number of high-profile sales and art auctions.

NFTs have been used as a means of exchanging digital tokens that link to a digital file. Ownership of an NFT is often associated with a license to use the underlying digital asset, but generally does not confer copyright to the buyer. Some agreements only grant a license for personal, non-commercial use, while other licenses also allow commercial use of the underlying digital asset.

NFTs involving digital art generally do not store the associated artwork file on the blockchain due to its size. The token functions in a way more similar to a certificate of ownership, with a web address pointing to the piece of art in question, making the art still subject to link rot. Because NFTs are functionally separate from the underlying artworks, anybody can easily save a copy of an NFT's image, popularly through a right click. NFT supporters disparage this duplication of NFT artwork as a "right-clicker mentality", with one collector quoted by Vice comparing the value of a purchased NFT to that of a status symbol "to show off that they can afford to pay that much".

The "right-clicker mentality" phrase spread virally after its introduction, particularly among those that were critical of the NFT marketplace who used the term to flaunt the ability to capture digital art backed by NFT with ease. This criticism was promoted by Australian programmer Geoffrey Huntley who created "The NFT Bay", modeled after The Pirate Bay. The NFT Bay advertised a torrent file purported to contain 19 terabytes of digital art NFT images. Huntley compared his work to an art project from Pauline Pantsdown, and hoped the site would help educate users on what NFTs are and are not.

For the iPhone X, 11, 12, and 13 lines, and newer iPad Pro and iPad Air devices—devices without a Home button—hold down the side button to the right of the screen (top button on an iPad) and the volume up button at the same time to take a screenshot.

If you own an Apple device that still has a Home button, hold down the sleep/wake button and press the Home button to take a screenshot. You will hear a camera shutter (if your sound is on) and see a "flash" on the screen. The screenshot will then appear in your camera roll and in the Screenshots album.

If you use an Apple Pencil with an iPad, you can take a screen grab with the drawing tool. Swipe up from the bottom corner with the Apple Pencil to capture the image. You can also choose between your current screen or the entire page, even after the picture has been taken.

To annotate a screenshot, tap the thumbnail that appears at the bottom of the screen once you capture an image. This will open the device's markup tool and allow you to edit the screengrab.

Some apps may make it difficult to take screenshots through the normal means. This is where your device's built-in Screen Recording tool comes in. While its primary purpose is to record video of your screen, you can pause the video and take a screenshot this way. Just make sure to first add the shortcut button to Control Center under Settings > Control Center.

You can also use a third-party tool to capture the screen on your mobile device from a computer. With LonelyScreen, you share your screen via AirPlay and capture anything on your mobile device's screen from the computer. Apowersoft's iPhone/iPad Recorder can work as long as the PC and mobile device are on the same Wi-Fi network. Activate the AirPlay connection in Control Center, then snap your images on a computer.

To take a screenshot, open the notification panel and drag the status bar downwards. Tap Screen capture. You can view captured images in Photos. Alternative way to take a screenshot is pressing volume down and power button.

Android devices are not as uniform, so screenshot commands may be different depending on the phone's manufacturer. Most Android devices should be able to take screen grabs by holding down the power and volume down buttons, though holding the power and home buttons (if your device has a physical button) may also work.

Several Android devices have a screenshot button in the pull-down shade. If your phone has Google Assistant or Bixby (Samsung), use a voice command to ask the voice assistant to take a screenshot for you. For Samsung devices with the S Pen stylus, take a screen grab from the Air Command menu by tapping Screen Write, and then write on or crop the image.

Samsung phones also support gestures to take screenshots. Navigate to the screen image you like, position your hand like you plan to karate chop the phone, then swipe the entire side of your hand along the screen from left to right. Set this up (or turn it off) in Settings > Advanced Features > >Motion and gestures > Palm swipe to capture.

All Android users can download third-party apps to take screen captures. Many apps meant for recording video can also take screenshots. Screenshot Easy is a top-rated option that uses the same basic triggers as Android itself; you can also customize it and take a screenshot just by shaking your phone. You can instead use Apowersoft's Android Recorder to take screenshots of your phone from a PC.

Do you want to capture the image of your entire screen? A specific region? A specific window?

If you just want a simple screenshot without any annotations/fancy editing capabilities, the default keyboard shortcuts will do the trick. These are not specific to Ubuntu. Almost all Linux distributions and desktop environments support these keyboard shortcuts.

Let’s take a look at the list of keyboard shortcuts you can utilize:
PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the entire screen to the “Pictures” directory.
Shift + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of a specific region to Pictures.
Alt + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the current window to Pictures.
Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard.
Shift + Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of a specific region to the clipboard.
Ctrl + Alt + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the current window to the clipboard.

If you happen to use GIMP a lot and you probably want some advance edits on your screenshots, GIMP would be a good choice for that.

You should already have it installed, if not, you can always head to your software center to install it. If you have trouble installing, you can always refer to their official website for installation instructions. (Not sponsored)

To take a screenshot with GIMP, you need to first launch it, and then navigate your way through File->Create->Screenshot.

After you click on the screenshot option, you will be greeted with a couple of tweaks to control the screenshot. That’s just it. Click “Snap” to take the screenshot and the image will automatically appear within GIMP, ready for you to edit.

This section is strictly for terminal lovers. If you like using the terminal, you can utilize the GNOME screenshot tool or ImageMagick or Deepin Scrot– which comes baked in on most of the popular Linux distributions.

To take a screenshot instantly, enter the following command:

To take a screenshot with a delay, enter the following command (here, 5 – is the number of seconds you want to delay)


GNOME screenshot is one of the default tools that exists in all distributions with GNOME desktop.

ImageMagick should be already pre-installed on your system if you are using Ubuntu, Mint, or any other popular Linux distribution. In case, it isn’t there, you can always install it by following the official installation instructions (from source). In either case, you can enter the following in the terminal:


After you have it installed, you can type in the following commands to take a screenshot:

To take the screenshot of your entire screen:


Here, “image.png” is your desired name for the screenshot.

To take the screenshot of a specific area:

Deepin Scrot is a slightly advanced terminal-based screenshot tool. Similar to the others, you should already have it installed. If not, get it installed through the terminal by typing:


After having it installed, follow the instructions below to take a screenshot:

To take a screenshot of the entire screen:


To take a screenshot of the selected area:

To take a screenshot of your Apple Watch screen, the feature must first be enabled. Open the Watch app on your iPhone, and navigate to My Watch > General > Enable Screenshots and toggle it on, or open Settings > General and tap Enable Screenshots on your watch.

Take a screenshot on an Apple Watch by pulling up the screen you want to capture. Hold the Side button and click the Digital Crown simultaneously. Like on iPhone, the screen will "flash" white and the camera shutter will go off. The screenshot will then appear on your iPhone's camera roll, not the watch itself.

There are only two ways to take a screenshot in Windows XP. A tap of the Print Screen button will copy an image of your entire screen. This image must then be pasted (this can be done by pressing the Control and V keys at the same time) in a program like Paint, at which point you will also be able to save the image.

The other option is to capture a specific window. You can do this by pressing the Alt and Print Screen keys at the same time. You will, once again, have to open Paint, paste the image, and Save it.

On a majority of keyboards, the Print Screen key can be found in the upper-right corner. It will likely be labeled as either PrtScn or PrtSc.

In addition to the two Print Screen methods detailed above, Windows Vista and Windows 7 users can also utilize the Snipping Tool. This feature is available on all versions of Windows, with the exception of Starter and Basic editions, and Windows XP.

To open the program, click the Start button, select All Programs, followed by Accessories, and select the Snipping tool from the list. The Snipping tool lets you take a screenshot of a specific area of the screen (similar to the OS X command with the Command, Shift, and number 4 keys). Open the program, click New, select the area of the screen you would like to capture, and then click Save.

Users with a Windows 8 machine have the added ability to take screenshots that automatically save to a special folder. Pressing both the Windows and Print Screen key at the same time will capture the entire screen. This image will automatically be saved to a Screenshot folder inside of the Pictures library.

The Print Screen methods from Windows XP and the Snipping tool can also be utilized in Windows 10 and Windows 8. You can search for the Snipping Tool on the Start screen in Windows 8.

The simplest way to take a screenshot in Windows 10 is to use the Print Screen button. You'll find it on the upper-right side of most keyboards (or next to the Space Bar on some). Tap PrtSc once to copy an image of your entire screen to the clipboard. You can then hit Ctrl + V to paste it into your program of choice.

The problem with this method is it captures everything visible on your monitor, and if you have a multi-monitor setup, it will grab all the displays as if they're one big screen. Narrow things down with Alt + Print Screen, which will capture just the window you currently have open.


Snip & Sketch is a program that adds a helpful screenshot toolbar to the OS. Use the Shift + Windows Key + S keyboard shortcut to launch a small toolbar at the top of the screen to choose between capturing the full screen, a custom portion, or a specific window. Open the app directly and you get the added ability to capture on a delay.


Microsoft's older Snipping Tool remains available for those who prefer this method. The app can be found in the Start menu and has the same capturing functionality as Snip & Sketch.


The Windows Game Bar in Windows 10 is intended for recording gaming sessions, but it can also be used to record any action and capture screen grabs. Open the tool with Windows Key + G, then tap the camera button in the Capture section to save a screenshot to the Videos/Captures folder under your main user folder.

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For anyone who wants to take screenshots in Windows 11, the Print Screen and Alt + PrtSc options are still available. A new Windows Key + PrtSc shortcut will place your screenshot into the Pictures > Screenshots folder and Windows' Photos app.

You can also use PrtSc in conjunction with OneDrive. Open Settings > Backup in OneDrive and check Automatically Save Screenshots to ensure that all screengrabs are saved in a folder in the cloud.


If you find multiple screenshot tools confusing, Microsoft has combined the Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch to create a new and improved version of Snipping Tool. You use the same Shift + Windows Key + S keyboard shortcut and get the same capture options. If you open the app directly, instead of using the shortcut, you can capture on a delay.

Windows 11 actually allows you to assign the Snipping Tool to the PrtSc key from Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard. Check the Use the Print Screen Button to Open Screen Snipping box to open the screen capture tool instead of simply grabbing your entire screen.


Despite being renamed the Xbox Game Bar, the feature works the same way it did in Windows 10. Open the tool with Windows Key + G, then tap the camera button in the Capture section to save a screenshot. Or use the Windows Key + Alt + PrtSc command to capture with the Game Bar without having to open it first.

For tablet users, anyone with one of the more recent Surface tablets can press Volume Up and Power at the same time to take a screenshot. These instructions may vary for older products.

With the release of macOS Mojave, Mac users got more control over taking screenshots on a Mac. The update introduced a screenshot tool that can be triggered by pressing Command + Shift + 5, or by navigating to Launchpad > Other > Screenshot.

The screen-capture window allows you to perform different actions and save images to your desktop. Choose to capture the entire screen, part of the screen, or a specific window. You can also capture video of the entire screen or just a portion of it, and there's also the option to take screenshots on a timer and change where images are saved.

1 – Right-click on the image you wish to save.

2 – Click Save image as…

3 – Navigate to the folder where you wish to save the image to, then click Save.

But there is a way much faster way that uses a single mouse click if you just want to save the photo to the Desktop:

1 – Click on the image with the left mouse button, then drag the image onto an empty area of the Desktop and release the mouse button.

That’s it. There is no step 2! The photo now resides on your desktop. You can edit it with your favorite image editor, email it to a friend, or whatever.

A couple of caveats…

1 – While this works on most websites, it won’t work on every site you visit.

Some sites are coded in a way that prevents the dragging and dropping of displayed images onto the desktop.

2 – Always remember that most of the images displayed on web pages are copyrighted and cannot be used for anything other than your computer wallpaper without asking permission from the copyright holder. Just sayin’.

Bottom line: While this method of saving images doesn’t work on every website, it does work on the vast majority of them. And when it works it can be a real time saver!

Step 1: print out a NFT (after saving it/screenshotting it of course)

Step 2: get out your paper shredder

Step 3: put the NFT in the shredder

Step 4: repeat until NFTs are no more.

You have successfully finished my guide on how to screenshot NFTs! How do I award you for reading this far? Well, you can have this $91.8 Million NFT!
(Screenshot downsized for uploading purposes)