Can Snip & Sketch Screenshots Be Changed to 300 DPI?
Yes, you can write 300 DPI metadata to a screenshot after capture — but that does not magically add pixels or detail. DPI and pixel dimensions solve different problems.
Open the toolChange images to 300 DPI →The important distinction: pixels vs DPI
A screenshot is captured as a fixed grid of pixels. Its real visual detail comes from those pixel dimensions. DPI is primarily metadata describing how densely those pixels should be interpreted for print or certain document workflows.
Changing a 1920×1080 screenshot from 96 DPI to 300 DPI does not turn it into a higher-resolution 6000-pixel image. It changes the density metadata unless you also resample the image.
When changing to 300 DPI is still useful
Some submission systems, print workflows and document checks specifically inspect DPI metadata. In those cases, writing 300 DPI can be necessary even when the underlying pixel dimensions are already adequate.
- Keep the original pixel dimensions when only metadata matters
- Resize separately when the required physical print size also demands more pixels
- Use JPEG when you need EXIF/DPI metadata written reliably
How to do it in Batch Img Tools
Open the 300 DPI tool, drop your JPEG files, and export them as a batch. The preset writes XResolution and YResolution as 300 DPI and preserves JPEG metadata where possible.
If the destination also requires a specific pixel size, add width and height rules to the same output instead of running a second tool.