CurrentScreenImage

CurrentScreenImage[]

returns an image captured from all current display screens on your computer.

CurrentScreenImage[n]

returns an image captured from display screen n.

CurrentScreenImage[{{xmin,ymin},{xmax,ymax}}]

returns the specified rectangle from the image of all current display screens.

Details and Options

  • The primary display monitor is typically numbered 1, and the image from it can be captured with CurrentScreenImage[1].
  • The list of all display screens is given by SystemInformation["Devices","ScreenInformation"].
  • CurrentScreenImage returns an image that contains a faithful representation of pixels on your display screen.
  • In the form CurrentScreenImage[{{xmin,ymin},{xmax,ymax}}], the coordinates are measured from the bottom left of the complete area of all current display screens.
  • CurrentScreenImage always shows a rectangular display area. Any pixels that lie outside the display areas for any screen are assigned a color specified by the setting for the option Background.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Capturing a screenshot:

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Capture an image of the main monitor:

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Capture screenshots of all current monitors:

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Capture a screenshot of the lower left-hand corner of the screen:

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Options  (1)

Properties & Relations  (2)

Interactive Examples  (2)

Introduced in 2017
(11.2)