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Presets and history

Reusable style presets plus persistent edit history behavior.

Presets and history help you reuse looks and recover previous edits.

What you can do here

  • Save and apply style presets.
  • Organize presets into folders.
  • Pin frequently used presets.
  • Search preset names.
  • Restore previous edit versions from history.

Limits and defaults

LimitValue
Max pinned presets5
Max folders50
Max history entries240
History retention window30 days
Similar-edit merge window15 minutes

What to know

  • Presets are style templates. Position and crop usually still need per-image adjustment.
  • Older history items are removed automatically by age and by entry limit.
  • If an older edit references an image that is no longer available, its preview may look incomplete.

When to use which

Use history for short-term undo and rollback. Use presets when you want a repeatable look across many screenshots.

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