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Take screenshots quickly on Windows by communicating directly with native API's.
Did I mention that it's DPI aware too?
Using this repo. The numbers below were taken over 1000 runs, each at 2560x1440*, outputing bmp.
| Library | Save to buffer | Save to file |
|---|---|---|
| windows-ss | 52ms | 51ms |
| screenshot-desktop | 152ms | 141ms |
| desktop-screenshot | n/a | 63ms** |
* Except for desktop-screenshot, it ran at 1706x960 as it's DPI unaware.
** Times are relative to lower resolution of 1706x960. If interpolated back to 1440p according to a DPI of 1.5, 63 * (1.5 ^ 2) = 141ms
npm i windows-ss
IMPORTANT: You'll need .NET 4.5 or .NET Core installed, as this library depends on
edge-js. Refer here for more info regarding installation.
import { capturePrimaryMonitor } from 'windows-ss';
await capturePrimaryMonitor({
// The format of the returned Buffer & saved file.
format: 'png',
// How much to carve off the edges. (Left, Top, Right, Bottom)
crop: {
left: 0,
top: 0,
right: 0,
bottom: 0,
},
// The bounds where the screen will be captured. (Left, Top, Right, Bottom)
bounds: {
left: 0,
top: 0,
right: 0,
bottom: 0,
},
// The file the screenshot will be saved to.
save: './ss.png',
});
getMonitorInfosgetMonitorInfosSyncReturns information about the the currently connected monitors.
Promise<MonitorInfo[]> —— MonitorInfo[]
MonitorInfos gotten from the current system.import { getMonitorInfos, getMonitorInfosSync } from 'windows-ss';
await getMonitorInfos();
getMonitorInfosSync();
/*
// Example output
[
{
monitor: { left: 0, top: 0, right: 2560, bottom: 1440 },
workArea: { left: 0, top: 0, right: 2560, bottom: 1380 },
deviceName: '\\\\.\\DISPLAY1'
},
{
monitor: { left: 304, top: -1080, right: 2224, bottom: 0 },
workArea: { left: 304, top: -1080, right: 2224, bottom: -40 },
deviceName: '\\\\.\\DISPLAY2'
}
]
*/
captureMonitorByIndexcaptureMonitorByIndexSyncCaptures a screenshot of the monitor matching the device index.
deviceIndex: number
config: Configuration
Promise<Buffer | null> —— Buffer | null
options.format. null is returned instead if save was passed into the config parameter.import { captureMonitorByIndex, captureMonitorByIndexSync, getMonitorInfos } from 'windows-ss';
const monitorInfos = await getMonitorInfos();
await captureMonitorByIndex(monitorInfos.length - 1);
captureMonitorByIndexSync(0);
captureMonitorByNamecaptureMonitorByNameSyncCaptures a screenshot of the monitor matching the device name.
deviceName: string
config: Configuration
Promise<Buffer | null> —— Buffer | null
options.format. null is returned instead if save was passed into the config parameter.import { captureMonitorByName, captureMonitorByNameSync, getMonitorInfos } from 'windows-ss';
const monitorInfos = await getMonitorInfos();
await captureMonitorByName(monitorInfos[0].deviceName);
captureMonitorByNameSync(String.raw`\\.\DISPLAY1`);
capturePrimaryMonitorcapturePrimaryMonitorSyncCaptures a screenshot of the primary monitor.
config: Configuration
Promise<Buffer | null> —— Buffer | null
options.format. null is returned instead if save was passed into the config parameter.import { capturePrimaryMonitor, capturePrimaryMonitorSync } from 'windows-ss';
await capturePrimaryMonitor();
capturePrimaryMonitorSync();
captureWindowByTitlecaptureWindowByTitleSyncCaptures a screenshot of the window matching the title.
title: string
config: Configuration
Promise<Buffer | null> —— Buffer | null
options.format. null is returned instead if save was passed into the config parameter.import { captureWindowByTitle, captureWindowByTitleSync } from 'windows-ss';
await captureWindowByTitle('Task Manager');
captureWindowByTitleSync('Notepad');
captureActiveWindowcaptureActiveWindowSyncCaptures a screenshot of the currently active/focused window.
config: Configuration
Promise<Buffer | null> —— Buffer | null
options.format. null is returned instead if save was passed into the config parameter.import { captureActiveWindow, captureActiveWindowSync } from 'windows-ss';
await captureActiveWindow();
captureActiveWindowSync();
ConfigurationContains options that can be provided by the user when taking a screenshot.
(Optional) format: string — The format of the returned buffer & saved file.
'png''png''jpg' 'jpeg''bmp' 'emf' 'exif''gif''icon''tiff''wmf'(Optional) crop: PlainRectangle — How much to carve off the edges.
(Optional) bounds: PlainRectangle — The bounds where the screen will be captured.
(Optional) save: string — The path to where the screenshot will be saved to.
Note: If this property is not provided, the screenshot is simply returned as a Buffer.
MonitorInfoContains a description of a monitor.
monitor: PlainRectangle — The resolution of the entire monitor.workArea: PlainRectangle — The resolution of the entire monitor excluding the taskbar.deviceName: string — The device name of the monitor.PlainRectangleContains properties to form a plain rectangle.
left: number — The left edge of the rectangle.
IMPORTANT: This must be of
inttype, meaning no decimals. Else, it will fail applying configuration.
top: number — The top edge of the rectangle.
IMPORTANT: This must be of
inttype, meaning no decimals. Else, it will fail applying configuration.
right: number — The right edge of the rectangle.
IMPORTANT: This must be of
inttype, meaning no decimals. Else, it will fail applying configuration.
bottom: number — The bottom edge of the rectangle.
IMPORTANT: This must be of
inttype, meaning no decimals. Else, it will fail applying configuration.
NoMatchErrorThrown when no match can be found with the provided arguments.
paramName: stringname: stringstack: stringraw: CSExceptionInvalidArgumentCountErrorThrown when an invalid amount of arguments were provided.
paramName: stringname: stringstack: stringraw: CSExceptionInvalidConfigurationErrorThrown when an invalid Configuration object was provided.
paramName: stringname: stringstack: stringraw: CSExceptionCSArgumentErrorBased on C#'s ArgumentException.
CSErrorBased on C#'s SystemException.
ClientError
Errorraw: CSException
InnerException property of the raw Error object thrown by edge-jsname: stringstack: stringAll contributions are welcome. File an issue if you find something wrong, & a pull request if you can fix it.
MIT.
FAQs
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