// Add this code to the top of your code
// i.e: add it above "public Form1() { ......"

SC.ScreenCapture SC = new SC.ScreenCapture();

// To take a screenshot of the whole screen
// Use this code:

SC.CaptureScreen();

// If you want to save the screenshot straight after it is taken
// Use this code:
// Replace "C:\\screenshot.jpg" with your own path

SC.CaptureScreen(@"C:\screenshot.jpg");

// To take screenshot of a particular area
// Use this code:
// Replace "Rect" with a Rectangle

SC.CaptureRectangle(Rect);

// To save the screenshot straight after it is taken
// Use this code:
// Replace "C:\screenshot-rect.jpg" with your own path and "Rect" with a rectangle.

SC.CaptureRectangle(Rect, "C:\\screenshot-rect.jpg");

// Note: Use the code below after you've taken a screenshot.
// To copy the screenshot to Clipboard
// Use this code

SC.CopyToClipboard();

12 thoughts on “Screen Capture Class For C#”

1. Thanks so much. This is what I was looking for.

   Do you have the VB.NET version of it?

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2. No, I wrote this exclusively for C#.

   There is a similar one available for VB, visit this link:
   http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=385497

   Hope that helps.

   Thanks

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3. thanks for that

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4. Nice article, are you seling links from your website? I’m interested…

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   • Yes, email me at:

     farooqaaa [at] gmail.com

     Thanks.

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5. It makes sense on paper, but does not import properly into C#. Getting CaptureRectangle type doesn’t exist within the context.

   Included ScreenCapture.cs and even tried using CS; in the includes section… Any Ideas?

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   • Make sure the namespace for the ScreenCapture class and the form you are using it on is the same.

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6. I’d like to use this program to capture a rectangle. How would I go about getting the button to capture predefined coordinates of the screen??

   IE:
   public void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
   CaptureRectangle(100,100,20,20);
   }

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   • Include the ScreenCapture.cs file into your project.

     Declare this class-level variable:

     SC.ScreenCapture Capture = new SC.ScreenCapture();

     To capture an image of predefined coordinates and save it in a Bitmap use this code for your button:

     public void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Bitmap screenshot;
screenshot = Capture.CaptureRectangle(100,100,20,20);
}

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7. Thanks for the quick response, but it still returns errors about its arguments. Looking at the actually CaptureRectangle statement it wants Rectangle rect, string fileName. Maybe i have to declare what the rectangle is elsewhere, i’ll putz around with it some more, thanks.

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   • Sorry, I forgot that.

     Declare a Rectangle class instance and use it as an argument:

     public void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(100,100,20,20);
Bitmap screenshot;
screenshot = Capture.CaptureRectangle(rect);
}

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8. Wow, works like a charm. Thanks for all your help

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