electron-screencapture

Library that allows to take a picture or a video from any fragment of the display.

API

takeScreenshot({x, y, width, height, sourceId})

Takes static screenshot and returns promise with the result.

• x, y, width, height - these params define the rectangle of the frame
• sourceId - id of the display, primary display by default

Example

import {takeScreenshot} from "electron-screencapture";
 
takeScreenshot({x: 0, y: 0, width: 800, height: 600}).then(result => {
    console.log(result);
});

captureVideo({x, y, width, height, sourceId})

Starts recording and returns promise with the object with the control api.

• x, y, width, height - these params define the rectangle of the frame
• sourceId - id of the display, primary display by default

Control API object

• stop() - stops recording and returns promise with the video
• pause() - pauses recording
• resume() - resumes recording if paused

Example

import {captureVideo} from "electron-screencapture";
 
captureVideo({x: 0, y: 0, width: 800, height: 600}).then(recorder => {
    setTimeout(() => recorder.stop().then(result => {
        console.log(result);
    }), 1000);
});