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capture-screen

Programmatic screenshot capture on macOS.

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Capture Screen

Programmatic screenshot capture on macOS: find windows, control views, capture images.

Quick Start

bash
# Find Excel window ID
swift scripts/get_window_id.swift Excel

# Capture that window (replace 12345 with actual WID)
screencapture -x -l 12345 output.png

Overview

Three-step workflow:

1. Find Window  →  Swift CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo  →  get numeric Window ID
2. Control View  →  AppleScript (osascript)           →  zoom, scroll, select
3. Capture       →  screencapture -l <WID>            →  PNG/JPEG output

Step 1: Get Window ID (Swift)

Use Swift with CoreGraphics to enumerate windows. This is the only reliable method on macOS.

Quick inline execution

bash
swift -e '
import CoreGraphics
let keyword = "Excel"
let list = CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo(.optionOnScreenOnly, kCGNullWindowID) as? [[String: Any]] ?? []
for w in list {
    let owner = w[kCGWindowOwnerName as String] as? String ?? ""
    let name = w[kCGWindowName as String] as? String ?? ""
    let wid = w[kCGWindowNumber as String] as? Int ?? 0
    if owner.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(keyword) || name.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(keyword) {
        print("WID=\(wid) | App=\(owner) | Title=\(name)")
    }
}
'

Using the bundled script

bash
swift scripts/get_window_id.swift Excel
swift scripts/get_window_id.swift Chrome
swift scripts/get_window_id.swift          # List all windows

Output format: WID=12345 | App=Microsoft Excel | Title=workbook.xlsx

Parse the WID number for use with screencapture -l.

Step 2: Control Window (AppleScript)

Verified commands for controlling application windows before capture.

Microsoft Excel (full AppleScript support)

bash
# Activate (bring to front)
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel" to activate'

# Set zoom level (percentage)
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set zoom of active window to 120
end tell'

# Scroll to specific row
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set scroll row of active window to 45
end tell'

# Scroll to specific column
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set scroll column of active window to 3
end tell'

# Select a cell range
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    select range "A1" of active sheet
end tell'

# Select a specific sheet
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    activate object sheet "DCF" of active workbook
end tell'

# Open a file
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    open POSIX file "/path/to/file.xlsx"
end tell'

Any application (basic control)

bash
# Activate any app
osascript -e 'tell application "Google Chrome" to activate'

# Bring specific window to front (by index)
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Google Chrome"
        perform action "AXRaise" of window 1
    end tell
end tell'

Timing and Timeout

Always add sleep 1 after AppleScript commands before capturing, to allow UI rendering to complete.

IMPORTANT: osascript hangs indefinitely if the target application is not running or not responding. Always wrap with timeout:

bash
timeout 5 osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel" to activate'

Step 3: Capture (screencapture)

bash
# Capture specific window by ID
screencapture -l <WID> output.png

# Silent capture (no camera shutter sound)
screencapture -x -l <WID> output.png

# Capture as JPEG
screencapture -l <WID> -t jpg output.jpg

# Capture with delay (seconds)
screencapture -l <WID> -T 2 output.png

# Capture a screen region (interactive)
screencapture -R x,y,width,height output.png

Retina displays

On Retina Macs, screencapture outputs 2x resolution by default (e.g., a 2032x1238 window produces a 4064x2476 PNG). This is normal. To get 1x resolution, resize after capture:

bash
sips --resampleWidth 2032 output.png --out output_1x.png

Verify capture

bash
# Check file was created and has content
ls -la output.png
file output.png    # Should show "PNG image data, ..."

Multi-Shot Workflow

Complete example: capture multiple sections of an Excel workbook.

bash
# 1. Open file and activate Excel
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    open POSIX file "/path/to/model.xlsx"
    activate
end tell'
sleep 2

# 2. Set up view
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set zoom of active window to 130
    activate object sheet "Summary" of active workbook
end tell'
sleep 1

# 3. Get window ID
#    IMPORTANT: Always re-fetch before capturing. CGWindowID is invalidated
#    when an app restarts or a window is closed and reopened.
WID=$(swift -e '
import CoreGraphics
let list = CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo(.optionOnScreenOnly, kCGNullWindowID) as? [[String: Any]] ?? []
for w in list {
    let owner = w[kCGWindowOwnerName as String] as? String ?? ""
    let wid = w[kCGWindowNumber as String] as? Int ?? 0
    if owner == "Microsoft Excel" { print(wid); break }
}
')
echo "Window ID: $WID"

# 4. Capture Section A (top of sheet)
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set scroll row of active window to 1
end tell'
sleep 1
screencapture -x -l $WID section_a.png

# 5. Capture Section B (further down)
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    set scroll row of active window to 45
end tell'
sleep 1
screencapture -x -l $WID section_b.png

# 6. Switch sheet and capture
osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    activate object sheet "DCF" of active workbook
    set scroll row of active window to 1
end tell'
sleep 1
screencapture -x -l $WID dcf_overview.png

Failed Approaches (DO NOT USE)

These methods were tested and confirmed to fail on macOS:

MethodErrorWhy It Fails
System Eventsid of windowError -1728System Events cannot access window IDs in the format screencapture needs
Python import Quartz (PyObjC)ModuleNotFoundErrorPyObjC not installed in system Python; don't attempt to install it — use Swift instead
osascript window idWrong formatReturns AppleScript window index, not CGWindowID needed by screencapture -l

Permission Troubleshooting

swift scripts/get_window_id.swift reads on-screen windows via CoreGraphics, so it needs Screen Recording permission on macOS.

Use this order:

  1. Confirm trigger
  2. Confirm target identity
  3. Add/enable exact app in Settings

If the command fails with ERROR: Failed to enumerate windows, do this:

bash
open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_ScreenCapture"

Or print the same checklist directly from the script:

bash
swift scripts/get_window_id.swift --permission-hint screen
swift scripts/get_window_id.swift --permission-hint microphone

Then:

  1. In Privacy & Security → Screen Recording, enable the target app.
  2. If your app is missing from the list:
  • Ensure you granted permission to the real app bundle (not swift / terminal helpers).
  • For CLI tools, build/run as a packaged .app during permission verification.
  • Click + and add the .app manually from /Applications.
  1. Re-run the command after restarting the app.
  2. If this is a CLI workflow, also check whether the launcher is a helper binary:
  • In most cases the entry shown in TCC is the helper process (swift, Terminal, iTerm, etc.), not the business app.
  • Permission still works after helper-level grant, but it is not ideal for final UX.

For mic-access-related prompts, use the same pattern with the microphone pane:

bash
open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_Microphone"

The same rule still applies: the system can only show permissions for a concrete .app bundle. If the request is made by a helper binary, the settings list can be misleading or empty for your product app.

Quick Check Template

text
1) Error: permission denied
2) Open target pane
3) Verify identity shown by OS = identity you granted
4) If not matched, use the script-reported candidate identities and grant the launcher process
5) Reopen/restart and verify

For production apps, avoid requesting permissions via swift/python entry points; always route permission checks in the packaged app process so users only see one target.

If you maintain another macOS permission-related flow, reuse this standardized triage template:

Supported Applications

ApplicationWindow IDAppleScript ControlNotes
Microsoft ExcelSwiftFull (zoom, scroll, select, activate sheet)Best supported
Google ChromeSwiftBasic (activate, window management)No scroll/zoom via AppleScript
Any macOS appSwiftBasic (activate via tell application)screencapture works universally

AppleScript control depth varies by application. Excel has the richest AppleScript dictionary. For apps with limited AppleScript, use keyboard simulation via System Events as a fallback.

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