Capture a screenshot and readable text from the frontmost app as conversation context
App Snapshots lets you bring whatever you’re looking at on screen directly into a conversation — without switching windows. Press the global hotkey and QoderWork simultaneously captures a screenshot and readable text from the frontmost app, inserting both into the input bar. From “spotted a problem” to “asking about it” is a single keystroke.Typical moments it helps: you hit an error message in the browser, notice a UI detail in a design tool that needs feedback, or see terminal output you’re not sure about. Instead of manually screenshotting, switching apps, pasting, and describing — just press the hotkey. The screenshot and text land in the conversation together, giving the AI complete context immediately.
Go to Settings → App Snapshots and choose a trigger in the “Global Hotkey” dropdown (e.g., pressing both left and right Option keys simultaneously).Once set, the hotkey is global — it fires regardless of whether QoderWork is in the foreground or what app currently has focus. The captured screenshot and readable text are inserted automatically into the current conversation’s input bar. You can add a note before sending, or review the captured content first and decide whether to add more context.
App Snapshots needs two macOS system permissions to work:
Accessibility — reads the interface text and structure of the frontmost app to extract content the AI can understand.
Screen Recording — captures the screenshot of the current screen.
The first time you trigger the hotkey, macOS will show the corresponding authorization dialogs. Because these are system-level permissions, the process can take a moment — please wait for it to finish before trying again. You’ll only need to grant permission once.
