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Mac screenshot of a specific window without using the mouse/click

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Mar 15, 20262224 views
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Problem

I've been researching for a day or two but can't find a method to take a screenshot of a specific window (possibly the only window) open at a specific time using an Apple script. Currently I have the script execute: But what I want is really: But when I use , it waits for a mouse click on the windo…

Error Output

screencapture -T1 ~/Desktop/screenshot.png

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Fix for: Mac screenshot of a specific window without using the mouse/click

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Very easy to do. Hit . You will notice the screenshot image appearing on your desktop. Note you didn't have to click anything! Now open it up in Preview and crop to the specific window you want.

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