Shadowless Screenshots with macOS 11

[tehabe]

In the past it was very easy to get rid of the annoying shadows in screeshots:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow true
killall SystemUIServer

And you are done. But this doesn't work in macOS 11 and I can't find an answer to that on Google or anywhere else.

Does anyone know a way to get rid of those window shadows by default?

 

[Apple_Robert]

All these years and I didn't know such could be done. Hopefully there is a fix for MacOS 11 and I can start using it. It pays to be a member of the site.

 

[hwojtek]

Onyx maintenance tool from Titanium Software.

Catalina:

Big Sur:

 

[tehabe]

I didn't want to install another application, just turn off the shadows. *sigh*

 

[chabig]

Onyx is just an interface to the system. So there exists a terminal command to do what you want. The puzzle is figuring it out.

 

[dsemf]

I have not checked on Big Sur, but I have always used the option key to suppress the border.

DS

 

[Nermal]

Option still works. However, there must be a way to make it the default.

 

[AppelGeenyus]

defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
killall SystemUIServer

 

[hwojtek]

defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
killall SystemUIServer

In the past it was very easy to get rid of the annoying shadows in screeshots:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow true
killall SystemUIServer

And you are done. But this doesn't work in macOS 11 and I can't find an answer to that on Google or anywhere else.

Does anyone know a way to get rid of those window shadows by default?

I guess you didn't exactly solve the problem.

 

[retta283]

Could someone provide some info on this screenshot shadow? I must admit I am not certain I have ever noticed this. I do remember that taking a screenshot of an application window looked a bit janky but using Alt + Shift + 3 or + 4 I have never noticed shadows, so not sure if I am thinking of the same thing or not.
Edit: Sorry, Cmd + Shift + 3/4 not alt.

 

[cambookpro]

Could someone provide some info on this screenshot shadow? I must admit I am not certain I have ever noticed this. I do remember that taking a screenshot of an application window looked a bit janky but using Alt + Shift + 3 or + 4 I have never noticed shadows, so not sure if I am thinking of the same thing or not.

One with, one without (you can press Option when taking a window screenshot to manually disable the shadow each time).

 

[mikzn]

Could someone provide some info on this screenshot shadow? I must admit I am not certain I have ever noticed this. I do remember that taking a screenshot of an application window looked a bit janky but using Alt + Shift + 3 or + 4 I have never noticed shadows, so not sure if I am thinking of the same thing or not.
Edit: Sorry, Cmd + Shift + 3/4 not alt.

I use those short cuts / commands almost daily and have never had any shadows ever and not now on Big Sur 11.2 (20D5029f)

Just tried CMD + SHift +3 for a full screen shot and "no shadow"

Same for the others +4 and +5

 

[cambookpro]

I use those short cuts / commands almost daily and have never had any shadows ever and not now on Big Sur 11.2 (20D5029f)

Just tried CMD + SHift +3 for a full screen shot and "no shadow"

Same for the others +4 and +5

The shadow occurs when taking a screenshot of a window, not a portion of/the whole screen - to do this, press Cmd Shift 4 and then press the space bar.

 

[hatchettjack]

View attachment 1712347
I just use the screenshot app! looks good to me

 

[AppelGeenyus]

I guess you didn't exactly solve the problem.

The answer I provided is correct, please read more carefully. In fact, the second line isn't even required anymore.

Here it is again, all you need:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true