# Capture history

After every capture, a **preview folder** appears in the corner of your screen showing your recent captures as thumbnail cards. It's an intermediary step between capturing and editing — giving you quick access to act on screenshots without opening the editor.

## How it works

When you take a capture (area, window, or screen), the captured image warps into a small folder icon in your chosen screen corner. The folder shows your most recent captures as stacked cards. Multi-frame captures show a **frame-count badge** on their card, so you can see at a glance which captures have extra frames to scrub.

## Folder states

| State | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Incoming** | The capture warps into the folder with a shader animation |
| **Condensed** | Cards are tucked behind the folder with one thumbnail peeking out |
| **Rollover** | Hover near the folder and cards slide out to the right |
| **Expanded** | Cards fan upward in a parabolic arc for easy browsing |

## Card actions

Each capture card in the expanded view offers these quick actions:

| Action | What It Does |
|--------|-------------|
| **Edit** | Opens the capture in the full editor |
| **Save As…** | Save the image to a chosen location (PNG, JPEG, WebP) |
| **Copy** | Copy the image to clipboard |
| **Drag** | Drag the image directly into another app |
| **Dismiss** | Remove the capture from the folder |
| **Reveal in Finder** | Show the file in your file manager |
| **Delete** | Move the capture to the Trash (or delete permanently) — available per-card and for the whole folder, with cancellable progress and a "Don't ask again" option |

## Unreadable captures

If a capture in the folder or the **Open Recent** menu can't be loaded, its
card is marked unavailable with a warning icon, shows the reason, and offers
**Show in folder** and **Delete**.

## Configuration

### Corner position

Choose which corner the preview folder appears in:

**Settings → Appearance → Preview capture position**

Options: Bottom Left (default), Bottom Right

> A preview folder in a right-hand corner mirrors its layout so cards slide
> out toward the centre of the screen. Top-corner positions were removed;
> existing choices move to the matching bottom corner.

### Dismissal

- Click the **×** on a card to dismiss it
- Close the entire folder from the system tray menu
- The folder automatically dims when the editor is open

## Multi-monitor

The preview folder tracks which screen your capture happened on and appears there. When idle, it follows your cursor to whichever monitor you move to.

## Tips

- The folder stays on top of other windows but passes clicks through to apps below when your cursor isn't near it
- Cards show a 4:3 thumbnail preview of each capture
- The parabolic fan layout adapts to your screen height — more cards visible on larger displays
- Dragging from a card works as a native OS drag (macOS and Windows)

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*See also: [Area Capture](/docs/hypershot/capturing/area-capture ) | [Window Capture](/docs/hypershot/capturing/window-capture ) | [Screen Capture](/docs/hypershot/capturing/screen-capture )*

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From https://hypernuclear.com/docs/hypershot/capturing/capture-history/