{"id":5883,"date":"2025-11-03T21:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:16:08","slug":"where-are-steam-screenshots-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are Steam Screenshots Saved in 2025 [Location]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for information on <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\" data-lasso-id=\"25655\"><strong>Steam Screenshots<\/strong><\/a> then this article is for you. Steam is a digital distribution platform tailored for gamers and game developers. While initially catering to PC games, the platform soon expanded its availability to video game consoles such as the Xbox and Sony PlayStation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43456\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/steam-online.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"25656\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43456 size-full\" title=\"steam online\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/steam-online.jpg\" alt=\"steam online\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">steam online<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Steam, gamers can log in to the website to conveniently purchase and play games online, a better alternative to buying physical copies of the games and manually downloading them on the computer. <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/steam-wont-open\/\" data-lasso-id=\"10842\">Steam<\/a> is great in a lot of ways, but there are a few ways that Steam causes a few problems for its users.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One such problematic section is finding the screenshots that you have taken while <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/gaming\" data-lasso-id=\"25657\">gaming<\/a>. Today in this article we are going to talk about how to take and save Steam screenshots and also we will be talking about where <strong>Steam screenshots<\/strong> get saved in Windows and macOS systems. So if you are someone who is currently facing issues with screenshots, then this is the article that you have been looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33173\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steam-Screenshots.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"10843\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33173 size-full\" title=\"Steam Screenshots\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steam-Screenshots.jpg\" alt=\"Steam Screenshots\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steam Screenshots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/#How_to_Take_Steam_Screenshots_while_Gaming\" >How to Take Steam Screenshots while Gaming?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/#How_to_Access_Steam_Screenshots_Folder\" >How to Access Steam Screenshots Folder?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/#Where_is_Steam_Screenshots_Saved_in_Windows\" >Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in Windows?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/#Where_are_Steam_Screenshots_Saved_in_macOS\" >Where are Steam Screenshots Saved in macOS?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\/#How_to_Change_Default_Steam_Screenshots_Folder\" >How to Change Default Steam Screenshots Folder?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Take_Steam_Screenshots_while_Gaming\"><\/span><b>How to Take Steam Screenshots while Gaming?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing that you need to remember is that before accessing the <strong>Steam Screenshot Folder<\/strong>, you should first take a screenshot. The default keyboard shortcut for taking a Steam screenshot is F12. Pressing this key while you are in the game will immediately create a .jpg file of your current screen, which you can later view, delete, or move to a different location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-steam-friends-network-unreachable\/\" data-lasso-id=\"10844\">[SOLVED] Fix Steam Friends Network Unreachable in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or in short, we can say that, from any Steam game, you can take a screenshot using the F12 key. Now that you have created your screenshot, you should further proceed to the library into which it has been placed.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33175\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Take-Steam-Screenshots-while-Gaming-1.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"10845\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33175 size-full\" title=\"How to Take Steam Screenshots while Gaming\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Take-Steam-Screenshots-while-Gaming-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Take Steam Screenshots while Gaming\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to Take Steam Screenshots while Gaming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Access_Steam_Screenshots_Folder\"><\/span><b>How to Access Steam Screenshots Folder?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When closing a game after taking at least one screenshot of the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/gaming\/steam\/\" data-lasso-id=\"25658\">Steam<\/a>, the Screenshot Manager panel will pop up in front of you. Here, you can easily access your screenshot location or folder with the press of a button.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there are times when we do not want to go through this process and want to see the screenshots on our disk immediately, without needing to close the game or wait for the Screenshot Manager panel to appear. Here, you can first open the Steam client on your PC and click View in the top menu, then proceed to Screenshots.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-steam-connection-error\/\" data-lasso-id=\"10846\">[SOLVED] How to Fix Steam Connection Error in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this, the Screenshot Uploader <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-nvidia-control-panel-not-opening\/\" data-lasso-id=\"57316\">panel will open<\/a> and you have to click Show on Disk at the bottom. On pressing it, the folder will open in front of you. Here, you can manage all your screenshots and delete the ones that you no longer need, to save storage space in your system.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33176\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Access-Steam-Screenshots-Folder.png\" data-lasso-id=\"10847\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33176 size-full\" title=\"How to Access Steam Screenshots Folder\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Access-Steam-Screenshots-Folder.png\" alt=\"How to Access Steam Screenshots Folder\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to Access Steam Screenshots Folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_Steam_Screenshots_Saved_in_Windows\"><\/span><b>Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in Windows?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each screenshot that you take while gaming on Steam is saved on your computer, and you can access them manually anytime you want. Usually, the Steam screenshot folder is located at the same place where your Steam game is currently installed, and to access the Steam screenshot folder on your computer, the first place that you have to check is Steam\u2019s installation directory.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The location of the folder can be different, depending on where exactly you have installed your Steam game. To access the Steam screenshot folder on Windows 10, use the following path: C:ProgramFiles(x86)SteamuserdataAccountID760remote&lt;app \u2013 ID&gt; screenshots.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33177\" style=\"width: 834px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Where-is-Steam-Screenshots-Saved-in-Windows.png\" data-lasso-id=\"10848\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33177\" title=\"Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in Windows?\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Where-is-Steam-Screenshots-Saved-in-Windows.png\" alt=\"Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in Windows?\" width=\"834\" height=\"461\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in Windows?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_Steam_Screenshots_Saved_in_macOS\"><\/span><b>Where are Steam Screenshots Saved in macOS?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you ever come across a situation where accessing the <strong>Steam screenshot folder<\/strong> is not possible via the Steam client, you can consult your computer\u2019s file system directly. This doesn\u2019t mean that you have to check every folder on your hard drive to find it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/how-to-move-steam-games-to-another-drive\/\" data-lasso-id=\"10849\">How to Move Steam Games to Another Drive [2025]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quickest way to complete this process is by simply <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/steam-not-opening\/\" data-lasso-id=\"40612\">opening Steam\u2019s<\/a> installation directory. One thing you need to remember is that finding and opening Steam\u2019s installation directory depends on the <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/gaming\/operating-system\/\" data-lasso-id=\"25659\">operating system<\/a> you\u2019re using.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you are using a Mac, the default setting is Users\/{username}\/Library\/Application Support\/Steam, with the username being the Mac username, not the Steam username.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33178\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Where-is-Steam-Screenshots-Saved-in-macOS.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"10850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33178 size-full\" title=\"Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in macOS?\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Where-is-Steam-Screenshots-Saved-in-macOS.jpg\" alt=\"Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in macOS?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where is Steam Screenshots Saved in macOS?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Default_Steam_Screenshots_Folder\"><\/span><b>How to Change Default Steam Screenshots Folder?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can come across a situation where your storage might not be sufficient to store all your game screenshots. A lot of Steam users reported that they sometimes find it confusing to navigate to the Steam screenshots folder. In case you face this situation and want to change your default <strong>Steam screenshots folder<\/strong>, first, open the Steam app and click on View.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, select Settings and go to the In-Game tab. Select the screenshot folder and you will be given the option to create a new folder. Here you have to click OK and check below the screenshot hotkey option where you can change the screenshot hotkey for Steam games.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33179\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Change-Default-Steam-Screenshots-Folder.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"10851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33179 size-full\" title=\"How to Change Default Steam Screenshots Folder?\" src=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-Change-Default-Steam-Screenshots-Folder.jpg\" alt=\"How to Change Default Steam Screenshots Folder?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"726\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to Change Default Steam Screenshots Folder?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These are the ways you can access your <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/where-are-steam-screenshots-saved\" data-lasso-id=\"25660\"><strong>Steam Screenshots<\/strong><\/a> folder. For more such content you can visit our site <a href=\"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\" data-lasso-id=\"10852\">omggamer.com<\/a> where we post news and the latest information on gaming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for information on Steam Screenshots then this article is for you. Steam is a digital distribution platform tailored for gamers and game developers. While initially catering to PC games, the platform soon expanded its availability to video game consoles such as the Xbox and Sony PlayStation.&nbsp; In Steam, gamers can log&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":5885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,181],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[549],"class_list":["post-5883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-steam"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"Gaming"},{"value":181,"label":"Steam"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steam-Screenshots-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Karissa Annis","author_link":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/author\/karissa-annis\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"Gaming","slug":"gaming","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":219,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":219,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Gaming","category_nicename":"gaming","category_parent":0},{"term_id":181,"name":"Steam","slug":"steam","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":181,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":2,"count":13,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":181,"category_count":13,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Steam","category_nicename":"steam","category_parent":2}],"tag_info":false,"authors":[{"term_id":549,"user_id":38,"is_guest":0,"slug":"karissa-annis","display_name":"Karissa Annis","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karissa-Annis.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karissa-Annis.jpg"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Annis","first_name":"Karissa","job_title":"","youtube":"","linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karissa-annis-b38b43184","instagram":"","twitter":"","facebook":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5883"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omggamer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=5883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}