How to take a screenshot WITH a shadow on Windows 10

I am trying to take a screenshot of a window in Windows 10 using Alt + Prt Screen and want to retain the shadow. I found this post, How to take a shadowless screenshot on Windows 10?, but I want to do the opposite.

Is there a way to take a screenshot of the active window using a keyboard command that will include the shadow?

See the drop shadow on this image as an example. (I created this by taking a full Prt Screen and cropping in Photoshop).

MrPeanut

Posted 2016-01-05T21:10:08.813

Reputation: 301

3Any screenshot utility should capture exactly what you see on the screen. – fixer1234 – 2016-01-05T21:12:43.047

Sorry, I am looking for a keyboard shortcut that will just capture the active window with the shadow. Question updated. – MrPeanut – 2016-01-05T21:16:20.010

What do you mean by shadow? Are you talking about the border around it? The answer to that is already in the question you provided in the link. – DrZoo – 2016-01-05T21:18:39.177

Does alt+prtscreen work? I have shadows off. – Tim – 2016-01-05T21:18:58.087

1The question you linked to was raised because Alt-PrtScrn captures the shadow and that author was looking for a way to avoid it. Just don't do the solution to that question. – fixer1234 – 2016-01-05T21:20:19.640

@DrZoo Added a link to an image. Tim Alt + Prt Screen saves the image _without_the shadow. fixer1234 Alt + Prt Screen does not seem to capture the shadow (see the last comments). I think it was an older build of Windows 10. – MrPeanut – 2016-01-05T21:23:11.490

It does not capture the shadow on my W10 pc either, v10.0.10586 – Moab – 2016-01-05T21:28:25.220

You seem to claim using Alt+PrnScr excludes the shadow, yet in your example pic (that you say to captured with Alt-PrnScr) shows the shadow.. Did you mean "Shift+PrnScr" in the last sentence? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2016-01-05T22:08:51.763

Sorry, I meant the screenshot was taken with just Print Screen. Updated. – MrPeanut – 2016-01-06T14:29:09.443

Did you ever find a good solution for this? I have the same problem @Windows10User – Erik Berkun-Drevnig – 2016-10-04T17:04:54.430

@ErikBerkun-Drevnig No I did not. – MrPeanut – 2016-10-20T15:07:43.370

Answers

There is a program called Shotty that works: http://shotty.devs-on.net/en/Overview.aspx

Simply focus the window you want to take a screenshot of (no need to minimize any other windows) and press CTRL + PRT SCRN (the default hotkey using ALT instead failed to register for me because it is already being used by another program, I think just Windows 10). An image editor will open with your screenshot, including drop shadows. Click Save. (Copy to clipboard will not preserve transparency.)

user369889

Posted 2016-01-05T21:10:08.813

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You should edit your answer with a bit more information on how to use this screen capturing software in order to have windows shadows captured. – alljamin – 2016-10-28T23:50:41.593

Shotty doesn't work on hidpi screens at least as of version 2.0.2. – mrm – 2017-04-03T21:10:51.380

alt+print retains the shadow by default.

Madcarrots

Posted 2016-01-05T21:10:08.813

Reputation: 9

On my PC, Alt + Prt Screen does not retain the shadow. (Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, build 10586.36.) – MrPeanut – 2016-01-05T21:39:24.533

Are you sure you have shadows on? – Tim – 2016-01-06T04:45:56.363

Yes, if you view my screenshot (taken with just Print Screen and then cropped), you will see the shadow. – MrPeanut – 2016-01-06T14:29:41.820

What about Shift + Alt + Print Screen? Does it also provide the shadowless window? – Madcarrots – 2016-01-12T19:42:05.013