In this post, we’ll show you how to Take Screenshot at Regular Intervals in windows 11/10 computer. This post talks about some free tools you can use to do this. You will be able to set the time between screenshots (in seconds, for example), and then the process of taking screenshots will start taking them automatically one after the other.
For example, if you set the time interval to 5 seconds, the tool will automatically take a screenshot every 5 seconds unless you stop it yourself or use a setting or option in the tool you are using to stop it. Even though there are a lot of best free screenshot capture tools available, not all of them have this option to take screenshots at regular intervals. So, we made a list of these kinds of tools for you.
Depending on the tool you’re using, you may be able to take a screenshot of a specific window, the whole desktop, an active window, a certain area, etc. Also, there will be no watermark on the screenshots you make, so you can use them wherever you want, which is great.
How to Take Screenshot at Regular Intervals iN windows 11/10
- Download a Program That Contains a Screenshot Scheduler Function
- Install It on Your PC
- Create a Screenshot Schedule
- Fill in the information of your task.
- Give a name to the task.
- Set the specific Start time, and customize the Interval (If you input 00:00:05, then you mean to take screenshot every five seconds).
- You can stop taking screenshot by setting it to stop after specified times, stop at specified time and top it manually.
- Set a screenshot region.
- Customize the directory to save the screenshots.
- Then, click “Create” to validate that screenshot schedule.
- At last, click “OK” to confirm it.
- Show What You Want to Screenshot on the Screen
FAQ
Can we automate taking screenshots?
With Automated Screenshot Testing, you can take a lot of screenshots at once from a variety of desktops and mobile devices running on different OS. It is made easier by instrumented UI test cases that show you how well your web app works on different screen sizes and browsers.
How do I use Snipping Tool automatically?
- Open the Snipping Tool app. ( see screenshot below)
- Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings.
- Turn On (default) or Off Automatically save screenshots for what you want. ( see screenshot below)
- You can now close the Snipping Tool app if you like.
How do I change my screenshot settings in Windows 10?
You can also set the PrtScn button to open the Snip & Sketch tool by going to Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard and toggling on Use the PrtScn button to open screen snipping under Print Screen Shortcut. You can adjust print screen settings in Windows.