html5 capture the screen [duplicate]

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Using HTML5/Canvas/Javascript to take screenshots

Is there a way for a browser to take a global screenshot ? I mean, the entire screen, including what is not in the browser.

I kown that I may sound a little bit silly by asking this.

Answer 1

There is experimental support for full-screen capture in Chrome's getUserMedia WebRTC function, using a {chromeMediaSource: 'screen'} parameter. The functionality currently requires explicit activation by an option in chrome://flags, and (like all WebRTC capture mechanisms) requires explicit consent from the user when the function is called.

Other than that experimental option in Chrome, is not possible using pure JavaScript, but you could probably do it using a plugin like Flash, or an ActiveX control.

If you only want to capture a web page (rather than the whole screen), see Using HTML5/Canvas/JavaScript to take screenshots.