How do I add a background, padding and shadow to a screenshot in Notchy?
In the screenshot markup editor, click Background in the toolbar and switch on “Background”. The shot sits on a padded backdrop with a “Fill” of your choice, adjustable “Padding” and “Corner Radius”, and an optional “Shadow”. Copy and Save include the background.
Step by step
- Turn on “Annotate After Capture” in Settings → Screenshots → Screenshots so the markup editor opens after a capture taken from Notchy.
- Take a screenshot, then click Background in the editor toolbar.
- Switch on “Background” and pick a fill: Auto, one of the gradients (Sunset, Ocean, Lavender, Mint, Peach, Graphite) or Wallpaper.
- Adjust “Padding” (0–120 pt) and “Corner Radius” (0–24 pt), and turn “Shadow” on or off.
- Copy or save the screenshot — what you see in the editor is what you get.
Good to know
Auto builds the backdrop from the screenshot's own edge colours, a little more saturated.
Wallpaper uses your desktop picture. If it can't be read as a still image, as with some dynamic wallpapers, its tooltip says “Wallpaper isn’t available”.
The background is off for every new capture; turn it on per screenshot.
Background changes are part of the editor's undo history, and a whole slider drag undoes in one step.
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