ScreenCapture - screenshot of component, figure or screen
ScreenCapture gets a screen-capture image of any Matlab GUI handle, or specified screen area rectangle
https://UndocumentedMatlab.com/articles/screencapture-utility
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Cite As
Yair Altman (2026). ScreenCapture - screenshot of component, figure or screen (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/24323-screencapture-screenshot-of-component-figure-or-screen), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: IMCLIPBOARD, setFigTransparency - set figure transparency / fading
Inspired: jMouseEmu: Mouse Emulator (v2.3), Volumetric Data Explorer
General Information
- Version 1.20.0 (85 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.20.0 | Fixed clipboard export to support transparent and gray-scale images |
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| 1.19.0 | added copyright reference to imclipboard |
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| 1.19.0-0 | Fixed clipboard capture on R2022a onward (reported by John Mullins) |
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| 1.18.0 | Fixed Y coordinates of full-screen capture; avoid needless figure focus |
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| 1.17.0 | Fix annoying warning about JavaFrame property becoming obsolete someday (yes, we know...) |
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| 1.16.0 | Fix for deployes application suggested by David Bartholomew |
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| 1.15.0 | Added the 'printer' target |
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| 1.14.0 | Fix for saving GIF files |
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| 1.13.0 | Fixes for R2014b |
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| 1.12.0 | Fixed bug when capturing interactive selection; only enable image formats when saving to an unspecified file via uiputfile |
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| 1.11.0 | Fixed bug in capture of non-square image; fixes for Win64 |
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| 1.9.0 | (a more prominent acknowledgement of Jiro's imclipboard tool on the FEX page) - no changes to the actual files |
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| 1.8.0 | FEX page credit to Jiro Doke's imclipboard utility |
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| 1.7.0 | Fixed capture of Desktop (root); enabled rbbox anywhere on desktop (not necesarily in a Matlab figure); enabled output to clipboard (based on Jiro Doke's imclipboard utility); edge-case fixes; added Java compatibility check |
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| 1.5.0 | Capture current object if w=h=0 (clicking a single point); extra input args sanity checks; fix for docked windows; include axes labels & ticks by default when capturing axes; use data-units position vector when capturing images; many edge-case fixes |
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| 1.4.0 | another performance boost (thanks to Jan Simon); some compatibility fixes for Matlab 6.5 (untested) |
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| 1.3.0 | updated attached screenshot with explanatory notes |
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| 1.1.0 | Handle missing output format; performance boost (thanks to Urs); fix minor root-handle bug; added toolbar button option |
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| 1.0.0 |
