Capture History
Review saved sessions, select Frames, reopen Documents, and manage completed or partial captures.
Updated July 14, 2026
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Capture History stores Auto Capture, Action Capture, and Website Capture sessions on the Mac. Sessions are grouped by date with the newest first; refresh or load more when a recent result is missing.
Read session details
Select a session to see its source, start time, frame count, total bytes, capture type, and Session ID. Website sessions can also show failed URL count.
Auto Capture source labels identify the selected app window, screen, or custom area. Action Capture labels can also include Active Window. Older sessions keep the source label recorded when they were created, and website batches use the captured site as their source.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Active | The capture is still running. |
| Completed | The run finished with usable Frames. |
| Partial | A Website Capture produced a mixture of completed and failed pages. |
| Cancelled | The run was cancelled. Completed Frames may still remain. |
| Failed | The run could not produce a usable result. |
Select and preview Frames
Select individual checkboxes or use Select All / Deselect All. Double-click a Frame to open a larger preview.
Export actions use the current Frame selection. The Create/Add Document actions use the whole session as described below.
Create or open a Document
- Create Document creates the session's primary editable Document.
- Open Document replaces that action after the primary Document exists.
- Add to Document… copies every Frame into another existing Document.
The source session remains in Capture History. A Document owns its copies, so later Document edits do not change the session Frames.
Active-session locks
While any capture is active, saved-session preview, export, Document, and deletion actions can be locked. Finish or stop the active run before modifying older work.
Delete a session
Open the session menu and choose Delete session. This removes the session and its stored Frames from the Mac. It does not remove copies already owned by Documents.
Retention limit
Shotomatic keeps up to 30 sessions by default. Settings > History accepts 1 through 500. Lowering the cap below the stored count asks before purging the oldest sessions and their files.
Continue with capture export formats and plan requirements.