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Contents

Quick Reference: Default Steam Screenshot Paths
Part 1. Find Steam Screenshot Folder with Steam Screenshot Manager
Part 2. How to Access Steam Default Screenshot Folder
Part 3. Better Way to Take a Screenshot of Steam Gameplay
Part 4. FAQs of Where Are Steam Screenshots Saved

How to Access Steam Screenshot Folder

May 15, 2026Ashley Mae

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You will be familiar with Steam if you are a fan of video games. Steam is one of the most popular gaming platforms which features a wide range of game genres. In fact, Steam is kind of top solution for downloading video games, especially for some new titles.

During gameplay, you may frequently have the need to take a screenshot of what's happening on the screen. You can simply press some hotkey to capture the current in-game screen. However, many users can't find the Steam screenshot folder. Are you one of them?

Sometimes, you may face the problem of being unable to locate where the Steam screenshots are saved. You can see many people searching for Where is the screenshot folder in Steam? on the internet. Here in this post, we will guide you to find the Steam screenshot folder on your computer with ease.

We tested each method in 2026 using:

Windows 11 24H2, macOS 15.5 Sonoma, Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS, Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6 (stable)

Test Games: CS2 (AppID 730), Stardew Valley (AppID 413150), Elden Ring (AppID 1245620)

Each method was evaluated on: Accuracy of folder, ease of, additional features, platform compatibility

Quick Reference: Default Steam Screenshot Paths

OS / Platform	Default Path
Windows (default install)	C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[SteamID]\760\remote\[AppID]\screenshots\
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/[SteamID]/760/remote/[AppID]/screenshots/
Linux	~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/[SteamID]/760/remote/[AppID]/screenshots/
Steam Deck (Game Mode)	~/.steam/steam/userdata/[SteamID]/760/remote/[AppID]/screenshots/
Steam Deck (Desktop Mode)	Same as Linux path above

Part 1. Find Steam Screenshot Folder with Steam Screenshot Manager

Best for: Quickly viewing your screenshots, deciding which to upload, or opening the folder with one click.

You can rely on the hotkey, usually the F12 to take a screenshot of the current game playing. After the screen capturing, you can publish the screenshot to your Steam profile or upload it on some social media forums. But you may face the problem of being unable to locate Steam screenshot folder. This part will show you how to quickly find your Steam screenshots using the Steam client.

Step 1.

To quickly locate the Steam screenshot folder, you can directly open it in Steam. So, first step, you need to open Steam. Then click View on the menu bar.

Step 2.

From the drop-down list, choose the Screenshots option. After that, you can see all your Steam screenshots. During this step, you are allowed to upload the desired screenshot or delete it.

Step 3.

If you want to access the Steam screenshot folder through your hard drive, here you can click the Show on Disk button. This operation will open up your system's file explorer in the directory where Steam screenshots are saved.

Part 2. How to Access Steam Default Screenshot Folder

Best for: Power users who need to batch-process, edit, or back up their screenshots.

With the first method, you can easily locate the Steam screenshot folder. Besides that, you can also find your Steam screenshots through computer's file system.

The default Steam installation stores screenshots under:

Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[Your SteamID]\760\remote\[AppID]\screenshots\

[SteamID] is your unique numeric account identifier

[AppID] is the numeric ID of the game (e.g., 730 for CS2, 252490 for Rust)

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/[SteamID]/760/remote/[AppID]/screenshots/

The Library folder is hidden by default. To access it, you need to open Finder. Then. press Command + Shift + G. Type ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/

Linux: ~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/[SteamID]/760/remote/[AppID]/screenshots/

Steam Deck Screenshots are in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/[SteamID]/760/remote/[AppID]/screenshots/

Part 3. Better Way to Take a Screenshot of Steam Gameplay

To take a screenshot of your Steam gameplay, you can use some professional screenshot software. Here we introduce you with a free Steam screenshot tool, Screen Recorder. It has the capability to capture anything displayed on your computer with high image quality. This screenshot software allows you to freely capture your Steam game playing with entire screen or custom region based on your need.

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Take a Steam screenshot and save it in any popular image format like JPG, PNG, or GIF.
Powerful editing features to edit Steam screenshot and add various elements to it.

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Step 1.

First, you should install and open this Steam screenshot tool on your computer. When you enter the main interface, choose the Screen Capture feature.

Step 2.

After you select the screenshot feature, you can freely take a screenshot as you like to capture the current computer screen. Here you can screenshot Steam gaming with full screen, specific window, or custom area according to your need.

Step 3.

When you get the Steam screenshot, you can directly edit it and add some elements to the image, and adjust its effect.

Step 4.

Click the Save button to save the Steam screenshot in any popular image format like JPG/JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, or TIFF. Besides the screenshot function, this Screen Recorder also enables you to record games, capture online videos, music, video/audio calls and more. Just free download it and have a try.

Part 4. FAQs of Where Are Steam Screenshots Saved

Question 1. How do you take a screenshot in Steam?

You can take the regular way to take a screenshot in Steam by pressing the F12 key. Different from Mac computer, learn the steps here to take screenshots on Mac.

Question 2. How to find your SteamID?

You can find your SteamID in your Steam client. You can go to your Steam client, click view and then choose the settings option. Now you need to check the box of Display Steam URL address when available and confirm the operation. You can go to Steam Profile and click View profile to access your SteamID. Your SteamID is the number at the end of the URL.

Question 3. Where are Skyrim screenshots saved?

By default, your Skyrim screenshot folder will be in the root of your Skyrim installation directory, C:/Program Files (x86)/Skyrim. To quickly find your Skyrim screenshots, you can press Shift + Tab to open the folder.

Conclusion

Here in this post, we have shared some useful tips on the Steam screenshot folder. If you can't locate the specific folder where Steam screenshots are saved, you can use the methods above to find it. Leave us a message if you still have any questions.

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