Zaya.Screenshot

High-performance screen capture for Windows .NET 8.0+ — Windows Graphics Capture + Direct3D 11, with IRawImage / ReadOnlySpan<byte> pixel access.

Packages

Package Version Role
Zaya.Screenshot 1.2.0 Abstractions: ICaptureService, ICaptureSession, region types
Zaya.Screenshot.Impl.Windows 1.2.0.0 Windows Graphics Capture + D3D11 (CaptureService)

Features

  • Capture full desktops, individual windows, or rectangular sub-regions
  • Pixel formats: BGRA32, RGB24, BGR24, Gray8
  • High-performance ReadOnlySpan<byte> access via IRawImage
  • Optional helpers mapping PixelFormat to SkiaSharp / ImageSharp type names

There is no separate InitializeAsync: create a session with CreateSessionAsync and call CaptureAsync.

Installation

<PackageReference Include="Zaya.Screenshot" Version="1.2.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Zaya.Screenshot.Impl.Windows" Version="1.2.0.0" />

Platform

  • Windows 10 version 19041 (20H1) or later
  • Direct3D 11 compatible GPU with BGRA support

Quick Start

using Zaya.Screenshot.Impl.Windows.Services.Impl;
using Zaya.Screenshot.Models;

using var service = new CaptureService();

var region = new FullScreenDesktopRegion();
using var session = await service.CreateSessionAsync(region);
using var frame = await session.CaptureAsync();

if (frame is null)
    return;

var pixelData = frame.GetPixelData();
Console.WriteLine($"Captured {frame.Width}x{frame.Height}, format: {frame.Format.Name}");

byte[] copy = frame.ToByteArray();

Next Steps