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title Screenshot extension

Screenshot extension

This extension lets you save a screenshot of the running game as a PNG file.

!!! warning

Screenshots are only supported when running on **Windows, Linux, or macOS** (desktop builds). They will not work in web builds or on mobile.

Take a screenshot

Use the Take screenshot action to save everything currently drawn on the game window to a PNG file.

The action takes a single parameter: the save path where the screenshot will be written.

  • The path must be an absolute path on the file system (for example, "C:\MyFolder\MyScreenshot.png" on Windows).
  • Relative paths are not supported.
  • If the path does not end in .png, the extension is added automatically.

!!! tip

Use expressions from the [Filesystem extension](/gdevelop5/all-features/filesystem) to build paths that work across platforms. These give you the path to common system folders like *Pictures*, *Documents*, or *Desktop*.

Example

FileSystem::PicturesPath() + FileSystem::PathDelimiter() + "my_screenshot.png"

This saves the screenshot to the Pictures folder on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Reference

All actions, conditions and expressions are listed in the screenshot extension reference page.