screenshot
Captures desktop screenshots, app windows, or specific screen regions. It's useful for creating marketing images, design reviews, and bug reports.
What it does
This tool takes 'pictures' of your computer screen, whether it's the whole screen, a specific app window, or a selected area. It's useful for creating promotional materials, reviewing designs, or reporting software bugs.
When to use it
- ✓Need to show a computer error to someone.
- ✓Want to create images for an advertisement or post.
- ✓Reviewing the look of a website or application.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Take a picture of my browser window.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
The tool accesses your computer screen and captures the image you request. It then saves this image for you to use as you wish.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill screenshotOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/skills/screenshot/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
screenshot
Curated from OpenAI's skills repository.
What it does
Capture desktop, app windows, or pixel regions across OS platforms. Useful for marketing screenshots, design reviews, and bug reports.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/openai/skills
- Category:
screenshots
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/openai/skills
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (screenshot) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
FAQ
Can I take a picture of anything on the screen?
Yes, you can capture the entire screen, program windows, or even a small part of the screen.
Where are the pictures saved?
The tool saves the images so you can access and use them.
Does it work on any computer?
Yes, it works on different computer operating systems.
Details
Original description by the author
Capture desktop, app windows, or pixel regions across OS platforms. Useful for marketing screenshots, design reviews, and bug reports.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #764
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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