# Taking screen shots

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/taking-screen-shots/76335>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 3, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/taking-screen-shots/76335 "2006-03-03T20:11:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![PaatschS\_Bernd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@PaatschS\_Bernd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PaatschS_Bernd)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/taking-screen-shots/76335/1 "2006-03-03T20:11:44Z")

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Hello,  
I am using ruby for a month now and loving it. Is it possible to take  
screen  
shots from a windows screen?  
If so could somebody point me to a tutorial or code on how to do that?  
Thanks,  
Bernd

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**Author:** ![PaatschS\_Bernd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@PaatschS\_Bernd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PaatschS_Bernd)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/taking-screen-shots/76335/2 "2006-03-03T23:16:31Z")

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On 3/3/06, Paatsch, Bernd [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hello,  
> I am using ruby for a month now and loving it. Is it possible to take screen  
> shots from a windows screen?  
> If so could somebody point me to a tutorial or code on how to do that?  
> Thanks,  
> Bernd

I use MWSnap:

[Mirek's Free Windows Software](http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html)

Its freeware, very flexible and easy to use.

Curt