Welcome to Python MSS’s documentation!¶
from mss import mss
# The simplest use, save a screenshot of the 1st monitor
with mss() as sct:
sct.shot()
An ultra fast cross-platform multiple screenshots module in pure python using ctypes.
Python 3.9+, PEP 8 compliant, no dependency, thread-safe;
very basic, it will grab one screenshot by monitor or a screenshot of all monitors and save it to a PNG file;
but you can use PIL and benefit from all its formats (or add yours directly);
integrate well with Numpy and OpenCV;
it could be easily embedded into games and other software which require fast and platform optimized methods to grab screenshots (like AI, Computer Vision);
get the source code on GitHub ;
learn with a bunch of examples ;
you can report a bug ;
need some help? Use the tag python-mss on Stack Overflow ;
MSS stands for Multiple ScreenShots;