# AS3 Screenshot

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-screenshot/300049
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 15, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-screenshot/300049 "2009-11-15T11:58:51Z")
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### Author: ![shupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@shupe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shupe)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-screenshot/300049/1 "2009-11-15T11:58:51Z")

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Hello -

I have a very simple swf which runs on my desktop.

Is it possible to add a button which will take a pic of the screen and let me save it as a png/jpg (with fileRef rather than needing any PHP code)?

Thanks for any help - Shupe