Screenshot Apps for iPhone simulator

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I was wondering if there are any good recommendations on apps that takes screenshots of the iPhone simulator. I've tried apps like iPhone screenshot cropper but I'm looking for something that will allow me to make larger images. For example large enough to put on a poster. Any suggestions?

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Solution 1 - Iphone

Update: I think that my answer is not optimal anymore, thanks to this other answer from Gurpartap Singh (where cmd+S directly saves the image to your desktop). I'm not sure from which version of the iOS Simulator is this possible, but it's better and faster!

You can also try cmd+ctrl+C while in the iOS simulator. Then open Preview or an image editing program and try cmd+N (the image is in the clipboard).

Edit: According to apple's new guidelines we need to provide high resolution screenshots. For that go to Simulator->Hardware->Device->iphone(Retina). You will be able capture images in 640 × 960 using cmd+S .

Solution 2 - Iphone

Press command+s in Simulator and the screenshot will appear on your Desktop (or wherever they go for you).

Solution 3 - Iphone

I use iOS Simulator Cropper, it's the best application, you can even select the screenshot type that you want, if it's for the App Store, Market... Example

Solution 4 - Iphone

For Those searching for options for Screen capture 960x640 / Higher (for 4-inch display). Go to simulater->Hardware->device change it to iphone(Retina-3.5 inch) or iphone(Retina-4 inch). And press command+s. Check Your Desktop. You got a screenshot of size 960x640 at your desktop.

Solution 5 - Iphone

Why not just use Command-shift-4? Taking Screenshots in Mac OS X

No matter what you grab it with you still only get the resolution of the 320 x 480 pixels.

Solution 6 - Iphone

(cmd + shift + 4)

=> then you can select the area you want, screen shot will store in your desktop.

(cmd + shift + 4) then a space

=> will take the screen shot of the currently focussed window and save it in your desktop.

(cmd + s)

=>Open your simulator and Press cmd+s or goto file=> save screen shot will save the screen shot of the simulator to the desktop.

Solution 7 - Iphone

Unfortunately you're still going to be limited to the native resolution of the iPhone (320x480), no matter what you use. To use something like this for print, which is generally around 300dpi, your options aren't great, i.e. resizing in Photoshop...

Solution 8 - Iphone

I also use Snagit not only for capturing the iPhone Simulator screenshots and many other screen capturing as well. Their Mac version is not nearly as feature-rich as their Windows version. I hope TechSmith keeps on improving the Mac version.

Solution 9 - Iphone

(cmd + shift + 4) then a space

=> will take the screen shot of the currently focussed window and save it in your desktop.

My bet is on this.. It gives a 3D look to the captured screen shot.. Also the camera which pops up when hit the above said combination is awesome. its like a SLR camera :) Try it out and know for urself.. Cmd + Shift + 4+ Space.

Solution 10 - Iphone

You take the screenshots at the iPhone's resolution, and then you use interpolation to upscale your images. Many programs allow you to do that, but I agree with n3wtz that Photoshop is one of the best. I personally used it with remarkably good results.

Solution 11 - Iphone

just use 'copy screen' in iphone simulator. go to your image editor of choice, paste, done. easy as that. (if you don't find it in the menu, search help)

Solution 12 - Iphone

In terms of actually capturing the image itself from the simulator, you could do worse than Grab, which comes with OS X.

Solution 13 - Iphone

UPDATE - Skitch has been purchased by Evernote. Still pretty much the same, just an FYI.

I've deleted my recommendation for Skitch. Since Evernote bought it, usability has gone way downhill. It will still let you take a screenshot of the iOS simulator if that's what you're after, but it's not the tool it once was.

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