Gaming Consoles & PCs How to Screenshot on PS5 Share your high scores with friends by Ruben Circelli Writer Ruben Circelli has been a freelance technology writer since 2014. His work has appeared on Komando.com, Twinfinite, and TheGamer, and many others. our editorial process LinkedIn Ruben Circelli Updated on December 14, 2020 reviewed by Ryan Perian Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Ryan Perian is a certified IT specialist who holds numerous IT certifications and has 12+ years' experience working in the IT industry support and management positions. our review board Article reviewed on Feb 09, 2021 Ryan Perian Tweet Share Email Consoles & PCs Xbox Buyer's Guide What to Know Hold the Create button on your controller. An icon will appear at the top-right of your screen, notifying you a screenshot has been taken. Press the PlayStation button to bring up the Control Center, and navigate to the furthest card on the right entitled New screenshot. Here you can view, share, edit, and delete your screenshots. Enter the Media Gallery to copy screenshots to a USB drive. This article covers instructions for taking screenshots on the PS5, including information about taking the screenshot, where screenshots are stored, and how to share your screenshots with others. How to Take a PS5 Screenshot Recording video may be more common these days, but taking screenshots on PS5 is just as quick and easy as capturing gameplay or stream. With only the click of a button, you can start taking screenshots in seconds. On the screen you'd like to capture, hold the Create button on your controller until you see a notification pop in the top-right of the screen that indicates a screenshot has been captured. To access your screenshots, press the PlayStation button and navigate to the furthest card on the right, which will be titled New screenshot. Open this card with X. In the card, you can share screenshots to linked social media or with friends on PlayStation Network by selecting Share with X. You can also do some light photo editing with Edit as well as delete your screenshots with Delete. To view all your recorded media, select Go to Media Gallery with X. Here, you can access all your screenshots. After opening a screenshot with X, selecting the ellipsis (...) icon with X will give you the option to copy a screenshot to a USB drive. If you'd like to select multiple screenshots at once, in the Media Gallery, select the Checkmark icon on the left side of the screen with X, and then choose which images you'd like. From here, you can share, delete, or transfer screenshots to a USB drive in bulk. What Else Does the PS5 Create Button Do? To the left of the PS5 controller's touchpad lies a small button with three vertical lines above it. This is the Create button. While holding down this button will take a screenshot, it can also perform various other useful actions. A single short-press of the Create button opens a menu at the bottom of your screen where you can access options to view screenshots, take screenshots, save recent gameplay, and start new recordings and streams. A single long-press of the Create button takes a screenshot. A double-press of the Create button will save your recent gameplay as a video. How long your recent gameplay clips last can be adjusted from the single-press Create button menu. How to Record Gameplay on PS5 and Share It Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit