Desktop / Window Screenshot via BitBlt - Delphi

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Jean-Pierre LESUEUR
uses
System.SysUtils, Winapi.Windows, VCL.Graphics, VCL.Imaging.pngimage;
// ...
function DesktopScreenshot(ATargetWindow : THandle = 0) : TBitmap;
begin
result := nil;
///
if ATargetWindow = 0 then
ATargetWindow := GetDesktopWindow();
var ARect : TRect;
GetWindowRect(ATargetWindow, ARect);
if ARect.IsEmpty then
raise Exception.Create('Can''t capture a zero-bound window!');
result := TBitmap.Create();
result.Width := ARect.Width;
result.Height := ARect.Height;
var AWindowDC := GetWindowDC(ATargetWindow);
try
BitBlt(
result.Canvas.Handle,
0,
0,
result.Width,
result.Height,
AWindowDC,
0,
0,
SRCCOPY
);
finally
ReleaseDC(ATargetWindow, AWindowDC);
end;
end;
// ...
// Important to capture correct window bound on HDPI monitors.
SetProcessDPIAware();
///
var ABitmap := DesktopScreenshot();
if Assigned(ABitmap) then begin
var APng := TPngImage.Create();
try
APng.Assign(ABitmap);
///
APng.SaveToFile('screenshot.png');
finally
FreeAndNil(APng);
FreeAndNil(ABitmap);
end;
end;
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Implemented By Technique
Featured Windows API
Created
April 23, 2025
Last Revised
April 23, 2025