macos screenshot without opening preview application
To take a screenshot on macOS Catalina, you have 3+ options. The first is pressing Command + Shift + 3 which will screenshot the whole screen. The second Command + Shift + 4 which will allow you to select an area to screenshot. The third is pressing Command + Shift + 5 or typing &quot;Screenshot&quot; into Spotlight search. These will by default not open Preview. I did find a way that might help though. Open Screenshot or Command + Shift + 5 and then click options and save it to another location besides Preview or whatever is selected.