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I use the command+shift+4 feature constantly for genealogy research, and have this problem whereby I forget where I took the picture from. To fix this, I'd love it if the Info Sheet could launch immediately after taking the screenshot, so as to remind me to manually cut-paste the URL I took the image from into the comments box within Info Sheet. Any suggestions on how best to do this would be terrific. Thanks in advance!

edit: added "shift" above and clarified wording for intended use (cut-and-paste text into comments box). All this is is a self-reminder for me, by displaying Info Sheet automatically after screenshots are captured -- if this can be done at all.

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It takes a few seconds to do its thing, but you can use a folder action.

If you are using Mojave or later, a destination folder for the screenshots can be set by using the Options menu of the Screenshot.app.

Create a folder action document in Automator, setting it to receive files added to the screenshot folder, and add a Run AppleScript action:

on run {input, parameters}
    repeat with anItem in the input
        tell application "Finder"
            activate
            open information window of anItem
        and tell
    end repeat

    return input
end run
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  • If all that's going to be done through automation is open the Info... then return input is not necessary.
    – user3439894
    Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 18:04
  • Correct. I usually just leave that there in case other actions are added, for example copying something to the clipboard or moving file(s).
    – red_menace
    Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 18:06
  • You guys are geniuses. The one thing missing was to bring it to front, which I figured out how to do via this post. The answer is to simply add one line before "tell application "Finder" to open" line, above, that line being: tell application "Finder" to activate. You guys are great. Thanks a million!! This works perfectly for my needs.
    – Ryan
    Commented Mar 29, 2020 at 19:26

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