diff --git a/Azayaka/AppDelegate.swift b/Azayaka/AppDelegate.swift
index 5b06a8d..5224731 100644
--- a/Azayaka/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Azayaka/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, SCStreamDelegate, SCStreamOu
     let ud = UserDefaults.standard
 
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ aNotification: Notification) {
-        let userDesktop = (NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.desktopDirectory, .userDomainMask, true) as [String]).first
+        lazy var userDesktop = (NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.desktopDirectory, .userDomainMask, true) as [String]).first!
+        
+        // the `com.apple.screencapture` domain has the user set path for where they want to store screenshots or videos
+        let saveDirectory = (UserDefaults(suiteName: "com.apple.screencapture")?.string(forKey: "location") ?? userDesktop) as NSString
+        
         ud.register( // default defaults (used if not set)
             defaults: [
                 "audioFormat": AudioFormat.aac.rawValue,
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, SCStreamDelegate, SCStreamOu
                 "frameRate": 60,
                 "videoFormat": VideoFormat.mp4.rawValue,
                 "encoder": Encoder.h264.rawValue,
-                "saveDirectory": userDesktop!,
+                "saveDirectory": saveDirectory,
                 "hideSelf": false
             ]
         )