Screenshot Viewer
Quickly find and display recent screenshots from common screenshot directories.
Usage
/screenshot # Show last 5 screenshots (default) /screenshot 1 # Show only the most recent /screenshot 10 # Show last 10 screenshots
How It Works
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Auto-detect screenshot locations - Checks common directories in this order:
- •Windows:
Pictures\Screenshots, ShareX, Greenshot, OneDrive\Screenshots - •macOS:
~/Desktop,~/Screenshots - •Linux:
~/Pictures,~/Desktop
- •Windows:
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Find recent screenshots - Uses Glob to find image files (png, jpg, jpeg, gif, webp) sorted by modification time
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Display visually - Uses Read tool to show screenshots so you can analyze and discuss them
Implementation
Step 1: Detect Screenshot Directory
Check common locations and use the first one that exists:
Windows:
# Priority order 1. %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots # Windows 11 native 2. %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ShareX\Screenshots # ShareX 3. %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Greenshot # Greenshot 4. %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Pictures\Screenshots # OneDrive sync 5. %USERPROFILE%\Pictures # Fallback
macOS:
1. ~/Desktop # Default macOS location 2. ~/Screenshots # Custom folder 3. ~/Pictures # Fallback
Linux:
1. ~/Pictures/Screenshots # GNOME/KDE 2. ~/Pictures # Fallback 3. ~/Desktop # Alternative
Step 2: Find Recent Screenshots
Use Glob to find image files, sorted by modification time:
# Find all image files in screenshot directory
fd -e png -e jpg -e jpeg -e gif -e webp . "$SCREENSHOT_DIR" --max-depth 1 -t f --exec stat --format="%Y %n" {} \; | sort -rn | head -n $COUNT
Or using native tools:
Windows (PowerShell):
Get-ChildItem "$env:USERPROFILE\Pictures\Screenshots" -File |
Where-Object {$_.Extension -match '\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp)$'} |
Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending |
Select-Object -First $COUNT
Unix (Bash):
find "$SCREENSHOT_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -iname "*.png" -o -iname "*.jpg" -o -iname "*.jpeg" -o -iname "*.gif" -o -iname "*.webp" \) -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -rn | head -n $COUNT | cut -d' ' -f2-
Step 3: Display Screenshots
For each screenshot found, use Read tool to display it visually:
Found 3 screenshots in C:\Users\...\Pictures\Screenshots 1. Screenshot_2026-01-28_14-32-10.png (45 KB, 2 minutes ago) [Read tool displays image visually] 2. Screenshot_2026-01-28_14-15-03.png (128 KB, 19 minutes ago) [Read tool displays image visually] 3. Screenshot_2026-01-28_13-58-22.png (67 KB, 36 minutes ago) [Read tool displays image visually]
Arguments
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
count | 5 | Number of screenshots to show |
Examples:
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/screenshot- Show last 5 - •
/screenshot 1- Show only most recent - •
/screenshot 10- Show last 10
Output Format
Screenshots from [directory] ## Screenshot 1 of N **File**: [filename] **Size**: [size] KB **Modified**: [time ago] [Visual display of screenshot via Read tool] ## Screenshot 2 of N ...
Edge Cases
No Screenshot Directory Found
No screenshot directory found. Checked locations: - C:\Users\...\Pictures\Screenshots (not found) - C:\Users\...\Documents\ShareX\Screenshots (not found) - C:\Users\...\Pictures\Greenshot (not found) To use this skill, either: 1. Take a screenshot (Win+Shift+S on Windows) 2. Specify a custom directory: /screenshot --dir="C:\path\to\screenshots"
No Screenshots Found
No screenshots found in C:\Users\...\Pictures\Screenshots Directory exists but contains no image files (.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .webp)
Count Exceeds Available
Found 3 screenshots (requested 10) Showing all 3: [displays all available screenshots]
Performance
- •Fast - Uses filesystem tools (fd or native) instead of reading all files
- •Efficient - Only reads the exact number requested
- •Token-conscious - Large screenshots are automatically resized by Read tool
Custom Directory (Optional)
To use a non-standard directory:
/screenshot 5 --dir="C:\Custom\Path"
Or create a project-specific config in .claude/screenshot.json:
{
"directory": "C:\\Custom\\Screenshots",
"default_count": 3,
"file_extensions": ["png", "jpg", "webp"]
}
Integration
Works well with:
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/explain- Explain what's in the screenshot - •
/review- Review UI/code in screenshot - •Browser automation tools - Verify screenshot matches expected state
Notes
- •Respects modification time (newest first)
- •Ignores subdirectories (only top-level)
- •Supports common image formats (png, jpg, jpeg, gif, webp)
- •Works across Windows, macOS, Linux with platform-specific paths