WPS Screenshot on macOS: Introduction

WPS Screenshot is the built-in screen capture and markup feature in WPS collaboration on macOS; it includes 4 core tasks, with 4 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	4	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	4	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Screenshot is a built-in capture tool in WPS Office for Mac collaboration chat. It helps you capture a selected screen area, hide the current WPS window before capture, and add basic annotations before sending.

Key capabilities include:

Start a screenshot from the chat toolbar.
Use Hide Current Window Screenshot to capture content behind the WPS window.
Enter screenshot mode with a keyboard shortcut.
Edit the capture before sending with rectangle, ellipse, line, arrow, brush, text, mosaic, save, and text extraction tools.

This workflow is useful for team communication, issue reporting, visual explanations, and interface markup.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A macOS device that can display the desktop and app windows normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac
Network	Local capture and markup do not require a constant connection; sending in chat requires network access
Other	You need access to the WPS collaboration chat interface and normal screen display permissions

Download & Installation

Before using Screenshot, install WPS Office for Mac and sign in to an available account so you can enter the collaboration chat interface.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Open WPS → enter the collaboration chat interface → confirm that the ✂️ Screenshot entry appears in the message editor toolbar

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In WPS collaboration chat, you can start an area screenshot, hide the current window before capture, and annotate, save, or extract text before sending.	Microsoft Snipping Tool supports rectangle, window, and full-screen capture, plus annotation, save, and share actions, mainly as a Windows system tool.	Google officially provides annotation tools in Google Meet presentations, including pen, text box, lines, and shapes, rather than a standalone screenshot tool.	Notion Web Clipper is mainly designed to save web pages, images, and local files into a workspace, with a focus on content collection instead of native desktop screenshot capture.	Adobe officially focuses on PDF annotation on Mac, including comments, shapes, text, and markup tools for document review rather than native screen capture.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps screenshot capture, annotation, and sending in one chat workflow. Distinct: It includes a hide-current-window capture option and pre-send editing tools for communication scenarios.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft focuses more on system-level capture and later editing, without the same chat-input sending flow shown here.	Compared with WPS: Google focuses more on live presentation annotation, with browser and edition conditions.	Compared with WPS: Notion is better aligned with clipping and saving content into a workspace than with instant screenshot sending in chat.	Compared with WPS: Adobe is more aligned with PDF review and markup than with chat-based screenshot sharing.
Official Source	—	Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots	Use annotations in Google Meet	Web Clipper	How to annotate a PDF on a Mac

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to capture, annotate, and send screenshots inside WPS collaboration chat, WPS provides a more direct workflow for that scenario. The other products cover system capture, meeting annotation, web clipping, or PDF review, but they are designed for different usage paths.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How Screenshot Helps
1	Reporting interface issues in chat	Team members and testers	Text alone is not clear enough	Capture the screen and mark the problem area before sending
2	Capturing content behind the current window	Users who need to show desktop content	The WPS window blocks the target area	Use Hide Current Window Screenshot before selecting the target area
3	Sending quick visual instructions	Support and training roles	A button or area must be shown clearly	Use the shortcut, then add arrows or text before sending
4	Sharing screenshots with sensitive details	Business communication roles	Some information should not be shown directly	Use the mosaic tool before sending
5	Saving screenshots for later use	Project members	The image needs to be reused later	Save the screenshot locally from the toolbar

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Screenshot in collaboration chat	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic screenshot annotation	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core WPS Office components	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced PDF, AI, and extended features	May be limited depending on the product page	Usually includes broader access or higher usage allowances
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or more depending on the plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
Daily screenshot capture, simple markup, and chat sending	Free	The screenshot workflow itself is available for everyday communication
Screenshot work plus broader PDF, AI, or cloud needs	WPS Premium	A better fit if you also need more advanced office features beyond screenshot tasks

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