pixel forge
Ultra-fast screen capture in Rust with Python bindings.
Installing
The package can be installed via
pip install pixel_forge
Wheels are provided for Windows and Linux (x86_64).
Platform support
The capture backend is selected automatically at build time.
- Windows: capture through Windows Graphics Capture.
- Linux: capture through X11. Wayland support through XWayland.
Example
import time
import numpy as np
from pixel_forge import Capture, Monitor, Window, foreground_window
c = Capture()
m = Monitor()
c.start(m)
img = c.frame()
c.stop()
assert isinstance(img, np.ndarray)
w: Window = foreground_window()
c.start(w)
img1 = c.frame()
time.sleep(1)
img2 = c.frame() # Returns the most recent frame
c.stop()
Documentation
For a more detailed description of the package, visit our documentation.
Credit
This package started as a rewrite of windows-capture, and a good chunk of the implementation is taken directly from that project. Full credit goes to NiiightmareXD for those parts.
1 maintainer
Metadata
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