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Screenshotter

A simple utility for automatically taking full-screen screenshots at a fixed rate.

Installation

Note that screenshotter requires Python 3.

git clone https://github.com/cvaugh/screenshotter.git
cd screenshotter
pip install -e .

Usage

screenshotter [--screen <id>] [--outdir <path>] [--list-screens] <rate> <unit>
Argument Description
rate The rate at which to take screenshots.
unit The unit of the rate argument. This must be one of seconds, minutes, hours, s, m, or h.
--screen Screenshots will be taken of this screen. Use --list-screens to find your desired screen's ID. Defaults to the primary screen.
--outdir Screenshots will be saved in this directory. Defaults to the current working directory.
--list-screens List available screens and exit.
--silent Do not print any output during normal operation.

Example

Take 15 screenshots per minute of screen 1 and save them in the directory screenshots:

screenshotter --screen 1 --outdir 'screenshots' 15 m

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