Take screenshots in the iOS simulator

Question

I want to take a screenshot of my iOS application when it is running in the simulator, and save the screenshot on my Mac. How can I do this?

Answer 1

It's just as simple as command+s or File > Save Screen Shot in iOS Simulator. It will appear on your desktop by default.

Answer 2

An update with Xcode 11.4 simulator

To capture a screen shot, click on 'Camera' icon/action button, on the top bar of simulator.

OR

Select Save Screen Shot menu item, from File menu.

File => Save Screen Shot

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Use ⌘ + S to capture a screen shot.
(Use window + s, if you are using windows/non-apple keyboard).

See for more details: How to change simulator scale options with Xcode 9+.

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Tip 1: How do you get screen shot with 100% (a scale with actual device size) that can be uploaded on AppStore?

Disable Optimize Rendering for Window scale from Debug menu, before you take a screen shot.

Here is an option

Menubar ▶ Debug ▶ Disable "Optimize Rendering for Window scale"

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Tip 2: Where is screen shot saved (Default Path)? How to change default path?

Simulator saves screen shot file on (logged-in user's) desktop and it's default path.

To change default path (with Xcode 9+), press and hold ⌥ Option (alt) button from keyboard, while you take a screen shot.
Or
Using Mac Keyboad: Press keys ⌥ Option + ⌘ + s all together.
It will show to a dialog with file storage options and also allows to set/change default path.

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Tip 3: How to take a screen shot with Device Bezel?

Enable Show Device Bezel from Window menu.

Here is an option

Menubar ▶ Window ▶ Enable "Show Device Bezel"

Now,

1. Press ⌘ + shift + 4 + Spacebar, all together in Mac Keyboard. (A window snap capture mode will become active)
2. Select Simulator window/frame, that you want to capture. It will save screenshot with device bezel (with shadow effect in background) on (logged-in user's) desktop.

You can also remove the Simulator toolbar as described here.

Answer 3

on iOS Simulator,

Press Command + control + c or from menu : Edit>Copy Screen

open "Preview" app, Press Command + n or from menu : File> New from clipboard , then you can save command+s

For Retina, activate iOS Simulator then on menu:HardWare>Device>iPhone (Retina) and follow above process

Command + S

is the way to save on Desktop, (on new iPhone simulators, this was introduced in later simulator)

Answer 4

Press Command+Shift+4 and then keep the mouse pointer on Simulator and then press "Space Bar" key one camera icon will appear, now left click the mouse. Your simulator screen shot is saved on desktop. You can take the screen shot any small screen in the same way.

Answer 5

You can google for IOS Simulator Cropper software useful for capturing screen shots and also easy to use with various options of taking snapshots like with simulator/without simulator.

Update Just pressing CMD + S will give you screenshot saved on desktop. Pretty easy huh..

Answer 6

Since Xcode 8.2, you can also save a screenshot with the following command:

xcrun simctl io booted screenshot

Further information in this blog: https://medium.com/@hollanderbart/new-features-in-xcode-8-2-simulator-fc64a4014a5f#.bzuaf5gp0

Answer 7

1. Focus simulator

2. Go to menu File->Save Screen Shot

   or

   Press ⌘+S

Screen shot saves in desktop

Answer 8

Simple answer with sample answer ;-)

on iOS Simulator,

Press Command + control + c or from menu : Edit>Copy Screen

open "Preview" app, Press Command + n or from menu : File> New from clipboard , then you can save Command + s

UnCheck Alpha

You can change Image dimension to your requirement.

Here is the Final Image,For example

Answer 9

First, run the app on simulator. Then, use command+s, or File -> Save Screenshot in Simulator to take necessary and appropriate shots. The screenshots will appear on your desktop by default.

Answer 10

For some reason the commands posted before dont work for me, but this one does:

xcrun simctl io booted screenshot screenshot.png

Running Xcode 9.2

Answer 11

First method:

Select simulator and press "command + s" button. Screenshot saved on desktop.

Second method:

Select simulator and go to "File > New Screenshot". Screenshot saved on desktop.

Answer 12

2020 Latest Update: XCode 11.4

Click on the camera icon above simulator to capture screenshot and save to your camera roll

Another option: File > Save Screen from simulator

Answer 13

For people using Xcode 11.4, to get rid of the simulator top bar, this is far from ideal but you can disable shadows for the screenshot application in a terminal with the following command :

$ defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool TRUE; killall SystemUIServer

Then, you can use ⌘ + ⇧ + 4 and select the simulator to take a screenshot. Without the shadow, you can easily crop the top bar with the preview app. To re-enable the shadow for the screenshot application :

$ defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool FALSE; killall SystemUIServer

Source of this answer here.

Answer 14

Press ⌘S or go to File > Save screenshot from your simulator menu and you will get the screenshot saved on your desktop.

Answer 15

In OSX Captain its a bug to take screenshot of simulator. You have to Update your OSX Sierra first then your are able to take. while taking in OSX Captain use terminal command which is xcrun simctl io booted screenshot.

before running this command u have to select desktop in terminal like:

"cd desktop" then run that command. Happy Coding!!!

Answer 16

Screenshot with device frame

Step - 1 Open quick time player

Step - 2 Tap new screen recording

Step - 3 Select Capture selected window

Step - 4 Cursor point on the simulator. It will automatically select the whole simulator like

Step - 5 Screenshot will open using preview. save it.

Here is some sample screenshot

Answer 17

In case using XCUITests automation :

XCUIApplication().buttons["Add"].screenshot()
XCUIApplication().table["names"].screenshot()

API details : https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xctest/xcuiscreenshot

Answer 18

Taking Screen Shot in IOS Simulator is SO Simple.

When you Open Simulator In the Right Lift You See File.

Click On File And You See Option Save Screen Shot.

This Option Saves Your Screen Shot In Default Path Which is Desktop.