Tell HN: Screenshots on macOS don't have to be date named files with spaces
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Do you not like lots of files on your Desktop like Screenshot 2026-09-14 at 6.42.17 AM.png ?
mkdir ~/Screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "$HOME/Screenshots"
killall SystemUIServer
https://gist.github.com/andrewarrow/1584ca32badeb19868dcc3bec657eaa9
https://gist.github.com/andrewarrow/3d61d1c8ecdd3a7e7401bbec481718ca
launchctl bootstrap gui/$(id -u) ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.aa.rename-screenshot.plist
And now I get:
~/Screenshots $ ls
basifacial_decidua.png
dehull_knopweed.png
erlking_walloping.png
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