[feature-request] GUI: Please add option to take VM screenshot => Fixed in SVN

[Technologov]

Please add option to make screenshot of VM from GUI.

The best place to put it is: VM->Machine->Take Screenshot (just near "Take Snapshot").

Some user needs it very much, as described here: (user compares VBox to VMware) ​http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-3.html

As for me, it would make my life easier too, because now I need to use MS Paint/KDE Kolourpaint to edit screenshot, and cut all the extra window dialogs/menus/decorations.

I would appreciate it.

-Technologov, 25.11.2009.

[Technologov]

In addition, the screenshots location must be customizable via:

VBox Main Settings->General->Default Screenshots Folder

-Technologov

[Florian]

vote +1, I think this feature is especially useful if the guest screen resolution is larger than the host resolution...

[Technologov]

This wish is still relevant for 3.1.x series

[Nicetas]

+1 I want it too! :)

[Bernhard M.]

+1 - would also want a command like VBoxManage controlvm <uuid>|<name> screendump <filename>

e.g. VBoxManage controlvm ubuntu10.04 screendump /tmp/screen20100512125955.ppm

[Technologov]

This wish is still valid for v3.2.0

-Technologov

[echo]

This feature request is still valid for 4.0.4!

[m.bech]

It's just sad that this very simple feature is still missing! Virtualbox is awesome, but to wait more than one year for 5 minutes of coding is unacceptable... I will have to use VMWare until this is implemented

[Toaster]

+1

[Toaster]

It is possible to take a screenshot using the VBoxManage command:

VBoxManage controlvm <machine name> screenshotpng <file.png>

[mover]

+1

[Frank Mehnert]

The next major release will allow to take screenshots from the GUI.

[Frank Mehnert]

Implemented in VBox 4.2.