How to Take Zoom Screenshots on Any Device and Does Zoom Notify

When attending a meeting or a class online with Zoom, you probably want to take screenshots on Zoom for later use. Here we offer a complete guide on taking screenshots on Zoom with the default features of Windows, Mac, and mobile devices, or with the built-in features of Zoom itself. Also, we will talk about a reasonable concern by many: Can Zoom tell if you screenshot? You'll find the answer in the article.

Part 1. How to Screenshot on Zoom on a PC (Windows)

1. Using the Print Screen Key (Full Screen)

Use the screenshot hotkey on Windows for the entire screen. With the Zoom meeting going, press ramen along with the PrtScn key (which is usually located beside the function keys).

A copy of everything visible on your screen will be immediately taken and saved at C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\Pictures\Screenshots (in Win 10 and 11).

2. Using Snipping Tool / Snip & Sketch (Best for Zoom)

druk op Winnen + Verschuiving + S to gray out the desktop and show a capture toolbar at the top. You can then draw a rectangle, or choose free-form, window, or full-screen snips.

This is ideal for Zoom because you can capture just the Zoom window or part of it. After snipping, the image is copied to the clipboard, and a notification pops up. Click on the notification to edit the screenshot.

3. Using Alt + PrtScn (Active Window Only)

Stap 1Click the Zoom window to make sure it is active.

Stap 2druk op Alt + PrtScn.

This captures only the active window, which is the Zoom meeting, and puts it to the clipboard.

4. Using a Third-Party Tool

I prefer using a third-party tool to screenshot on Zoom, because the images are thus saved at a specific location I set up, separated from other screenshots taken by Windows, making it easier to look for certain pictures.

There are a variety of screenshot tools to take Zoom call screenshots, like ShareX, Icecream Screen Recorder, Snagit, and AVAide-schermrecorder. Like with AVAide Screen Recorder, you can put the images in the same folder, making it easy for you to keep all the screenshots in order. I'll show you how to do it step by step.

Stap 1Download and install the recorder

Stap 2Launch the recorder

Stap 3Enter a Zoom meeting

Stap 4Klik op de camera button at the top right of the AVAide Screen Recorder window.

Stap 5Snip free-form by dragging your mouse, or hover the pointer on Zoom to capture its window.

Stap 6When you're satisfied with the snip, click Sparen, and choose the folder you want it to be saved in.

Part 2. How to Screenshot on Zoom on a Mac

The built-in features of the system are enough for us to screenshot on Mac.

1. Full Screen Capture

To capture the entire screen on a Mac, press Opdracht + Verschuiving + 3.

2. Selective Capture (Best for Zoom)

If you need to capture a certain rectangular region on the meeting screen, press Opdracht + Verschuiving + 4.

3. Capture a Specific Window

Stap 1press Opdracht + Verschuiving + 4

Stap 2Hit the Space.

The cursor then becomes a camera icon. Click on the Zoom window to capture just that window.

4. Using the Screenshot App

Stap 1 druk op Opdracht + Verschuiving + 5 to open Apple's Screenshot toolbar.

Stap 2Select the tool you prefer.

I would recommend Capture a Window en Capture a Portion, suitable for taking only the Zoom window with no distractions.

Part 3. How to Screenshot on Zoom on Mobile (iPhone & Android)

1. On iPhone / iPad

The method depends on your device model.

Stap 1Start your Zoom meeting.

Stap 2Take a screenshot.

• For iPhones with Face ID and no Home button (iPhone X and later, except iPhone SE) and iPads with no Home button:
  druk de Zijknop + Volume omhoog.
• For iPhones or iPads with a Huis button (iPhone SE, 8 and earlier, older iPads):
  druk de Side / Top Button + Huis.

Quickly release both. You'll see the screen flash, capturing your whole screen, and a thumbnail appears to edit or save.

2. Op Android

Snelkoppeling: Most Android phones use the classic Stroom + Volume omlaag shortcut. It varies depending on the specific brand of your device, though. So if this shorcut doesn't work, which is normal, I suggest you check your phone model and look it up.

With your Zoom meeting on, press and hold the buttons together for about 1-2 seconds until the screen flashes. The screenshot is saved in your Gallery or Photos app.

Toolbar: Drag out the menu by swiping down on your screen. Find the Schermafbeelding button on the menu and tap on it to select from full-screen, free-form, and scrolling screenshots.

Part 4. Using Zoom's Built-in Features

Zoom's "Take a Snapshot" (For Screen Sharing Only)

Zoom's built-in screenshot feature is easy to use with only a few clicks.

Stap 1Klik Praten at the bottom of the Zoom window

Stap 2Klik op de Schermafbeelding icon below the chat box.

Stap 3Drag your mouse over the part of your screen that you want, and then click Vastleggen.

The screenshot is now in the chat box. You can send it to other participants of the meeting by a single click on the paper plane icon at the bottom-right.

What is a "Zoom Meeting Screenshot Generator"?

It sounds like a screenshot tool, right? Fooled me at first, but in fact, it is a third-party tool that creates fake Zoom call images.

They offer Zoom-call mockups, where you upload pictures and enter names to generate a realistic meeting screenshot with dummy participants.

Zoom Meeting Screenshot Generators are not what we look for in this article. But if you're interested in generating fake Zoom memes, try sites like Pradoy or Kapwing. They are a lot of fun.

Part 5. Does Zoom Notify Screenshots?

To put it briefly, Zoom does NOT tell you when a participant takes screenshots, whether they use the operating system's features, a third-party tool, or Zoom's built-in snapshot..

As a host or a screen sharer, you may worry that what's on your screen will go into the wild without you knowing it. So far, there's been no particular way to prevent this, except for adding a watermark on your screen – enter the Zoom web portal Settings and switch on Add watermark to do it.

But Zoom does notify when someone records the Zoom meeting. When joining a meeting that is being recorded, or when the host starts to record, you will receive a consent notification. You can either offer consent or leave the meeting.

Door Aisha Johnson on jun 24, 2026