Settings

Open Settings from Main window → Settings or Tray icon → right-click → Settings.

Settings interface

Customize VeryCapture with comprehensive options to match your workflow.

Screenshot Save Settings

Setting Description
Save path Folder where screenshots are saved. Click to browse
Image format PNG (lossless) / JPG (smaller file size), and others
Image quality For JPG, adjust compression quality (1–100)
Auto save When enabled, screenshots are saved automatically after capture
File name format Timestamp or custom naming template

File name template examples:

  • $yyyy-MM-dd$_screenshot2026-06-09_screenshot.png
  • screenshot_$%d$screenshot_001.png (auto-incremented)

OCR and Translation Settings

  • OCR engine: Offline / Baidu Cloud / VeryCapture Cloud
  • Cloud OCR API Key: enter your key in the corresponding field
  • Translation provider: choose a translation service
  • Translation API Key: enter the provider secret key
  • Recognition language: default mixed Chinese and English, switchable
  • Translation source / target language: set translation direction

Recording Settings

Setting Description
GIF frame rate 10–15 fps recommended for balance of smoothness and file size
GIF resolution Original / 50% / 25%
Video frame rate 30 fps recommended
Video resolution Original / custom
Audio mode None / microphone / system audio
Hide cursor Hide the mouse cursor while recording

Other Settings

  • Language: Chinese / English / follow system
  • Start with Windows: launch VeryCapture automatically at startup
  • High-DPI mode: recommended for 4K or high-DPI displays