Screen Snip Cam

Screenshot capture with a virtual camera window, works on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

Screenshots

Prerequisites

Windows

1. Install Python3:

   winget install python3

Linux

1. Install Python3:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y python3

Make sure you have a Desktop (i.e., Display Manager).

MacOS

1. Install Homebrew:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Install Python3:

   brew install python3

3. Update Tkinter:

   brew install tcl-tk
   brew install python-tk

Launch From Source

git clone https://github.com/j3soon/ScreenSnipCam.git
cd ScreenSnipCam
# (Optional) Create a virtual environment
pip install -r requirements.txt
python screensnipcam/screensnipcam.py
# Or specify the screenshot directory
python screensnipcam/screensnipcam.py --path=.

FAQ

1. If the screen snip file only shows the MacOS desktop wallpaper without any window, please allow Screen Recording for ScreenSnipCam or the Terminal.

2. If you encountered the following error message on MacOS:

   DEPRECATION WARNING: The system version of Tk is deprecated and may be removed in a future release. Please don't rely on it. Set TK_SILENCE_DEPRECATION=1 to suppress this warning.
   

   Run brew install tcl-tk to fix it by upgrading tkinter.

3. If you saw a black window on MacOS, run brew install python-tk to fix it by upgrading python tkinter.

Related Works

• GifCam: Record screen to gif with a virtual camera window, Windows only. This is also the inspiration of this project.