Questions tagged [screen-capture]
An image or video taken by a computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor, television, or another visual output device. Usually, screen capture is a software process where the image is captured as it is intended to be drawn but can also include traditional recording using a camera or other device to record a display physically and not mathematically.
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UI tests blocked by “bash requesting screen access” popup in Mac OS [closed]
On macOS, I get a system popup when running UI tests in GitHub saying:
“bash” is requesting to bypass the system private window picker and directly access your screen and audio.
How can I disable ...
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Screenshot app on Sequoia no longer shows save to option
I'm having a weird situation where the long options for Screenshop app keep disappearing. Does anyone know what causes this? I deleted the .plist files and logged out and in again and the full options ...
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OSX / MacOS "scrolling" screenshot
Every month I have to file a report with a state agency through Safari. The website returns a confirmation with a long list that requires scrolling to view from top to bottom. While it is possible ...
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Does macOS notify running apps on screenshots?
Story going around that in a "secret" Facebook chat, if you take a screenshot, the participants are notified. I suspect that macOS will not inform Facebook if I use Cmd-Ctrl-Shift-3, ...
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Why does the "Show Floating Thumbnail" screenshot option uncheck itself several times per day in macOS 15.3.2?
Ever since updating to macOS 15.3.2, I have noticed that the floating thumbnail in the bottom right corner of the display was no longer appearing after taking a screenshot.
Using Cmd-Shift-5 to access ...
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Screenshot not clearing the selection rectangle after making image
I'm using Screenshot to take rectangular images from very old magazines so I can OCR the text. When you use this feature, it shows you a selection rectangle and makes the rest of the screen darker.
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flameshot on Macbook - won't zoom in for pinned screenshot
I'm using pinned capture with flameshot on mac.
How can I zoom-in or out the pinned capture?
Mouse scroll won't work as it used to work on linux
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How to select/ copy text from MacOS .png screenshot
Context Intel MacOS Ventura 13.6.6: native screenshot tool.
When viewing the Photos, in the photo viewer, I seem to remember it is possible to select and copy text (presumably AI). Is selecting &...
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To quickly get rid of "accidental" screenshots
When I create a screenshot of a part of my screen by pressing Shift-Command-4 and then selecting the area using the trackpad, often I release the trackpad in the wrong time, which means the screenshot ...
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Is it possible to record a Mac's XDR screen in wide gamut?
I have a M1 MacBook Pro. It has a built-in XDR display.
I would like to capture video footage of games played on that display, in a wide gamut color space (preferably the one that comes with the ...
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How to stop "Allow For One Month" in macOS 15 Sequoia - especially when replayd ScreenCaptureApprovals.plist is missing?
I'm having a particularly strange problem where while, yes, I know everyone is upset about this ridiulous "Allow For One Month" prompt:
My system seems to not remember the settings at all ...
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How can I record the sound when screen recording a Telegram videocall?
I use the built-in screen recording feature on my iPhone 12 mini. It works fine for YouTube. But it fails to capture the sound on Telegram: neither my voice nor the the voice of the people I videocall ...
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Screenshot of the Launchpad?
Trying to take a pic of my Launchpad icon arrangement but when pressing any combination of keystrokes... the Launchpad disappears.
I've been a Mac use for many years, and am OK with simple terminal ...
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Using "screencapture" sometimes only takes screenshot of wallpaper
I have a working Python script that take screenshots of my single macOS display every minute using screencapture. The script essentially loops
os.system(f'screencapture {output}.png').
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How to extract still frame as image file from a video on macOS?
I want to capture some still frames from a video on macOS.
I can of course pause the video at desired frame and "grab screenshot to the selected part of screen" using ⌘ Command ⇧ Shift 4, ...
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