Screenshoter
by euphorria_a
Screenshoter gives the standard screenshot key an in-game gallery, a choice of save folder and optional PNG metadata, and it runs on the client alone.
What it does
Without closing the game, players can page through their captures in the in-game gallery, which shows thumbnails, opens a larger preview, and lists the date and file size of each image. Custom folders can be created to sort captures, and a selected screenshot can be deleted with the Delete or Backspace key. Shift-clicking a screenshot opens it in the system's default application, and the folder itself can be opened from the gallery.
When metadata recording is on, each PNG stores the capture context as standard PNG text chunks: coordinates, dimension, world or server, biome, and view direction as yaw and pitch. A metadata viewer reads that information back from inside the gallery. Recording can be switched off in settings, and the save directory can be an absolute path or a path relative to the game directory, picked with a built-in folder picker. Files remain ordinary PNG images, and the default folder is Minecraft's regular screenshots folder.
Screenshoter is client-side only, so the server and players who join it need nothing extra. Its files are published for Fabric, across 16 release versions 1.21 – 26.2, and the requirements are Cloth Config API and Fabric Language Kotlin. The code is licensed under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
In-game screenshot gallery
Captures can be browsed with thumbnails, a larger preview, dates and file sizes, without leaving the game.
Embedded capture metadata
Optional PNG text chunks store coordinates, dimension, world or server, biome, yaw and pitch.
Metadata viewer
Embedded capture information can be inspected directly in the gallery, file by file.
Custom save folder
An absolute path or a path relative to the game directory can be entered, or chosen with the built-in folder picker.
Vanilla-style capture
The F2 key still takes standard screenshots, and key bindings can be changed in Minecraft's controls settings.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
ScreenshotMetadata is open source under the MIT License, client-side only, and published for Fabric across 1.21.1 – 26.3. SmartScreenshot is also client-side only and Fabric-only, under the MIT License, but its files cover 1.21.10 – 26.3 and it is not open source. Screenshoter is All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenshoter | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| ScreenshotMetadata | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| SmartScreenshot | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2025-12-09 |
Questions
Does Screenshoter need Cloth Config API?
Do servers need to install Screenshoter?
Are screenshots still readable outside the game?
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What the author says
Screenshoter is a client-side Minecraft mod that improves the standard screenshot workflow. It adds an in-game gallery, lets you choose where screenshots are saved, and can embed useful information about the capture directly into every PNG file. Metadata recording can be disabled at any time. Screenshots remain…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/screenshoter
- Owner
- euphorria_a
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15