{"id":471770,"date":"2022-07-07T22:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T19:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-take-screenshots-on-a-roku-the-easy-way\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T22:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T19:00:19","slug":"how-to-take-screenshots-on-a-roku-the-easy-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-take-screenshots-on-a-roku-the-easy-way\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Easy Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ecfa82eb1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ecfa82eb1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-take-screenshots-on-a-roku-the-easy-way\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Take_Screenshots_on_a_Roku_the_Easy_Way%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Easy Way&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-take-screenshots-on-a-roku-the-easy-way\/#How_to_Take_Screenshots_on_a_Roku_the_Hard_Way\" >How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Hard Way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-take-screenshots-on-a-roku-the-easy-way\/#How_to_Take_Screenshots_on_a_Roku_the_Easy_Way\" >How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Easy Way<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Take_Screenshots_on_a_Roku_the_Easy_Way%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Easy Way&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-814794\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Roku-home-screen.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Roku TV screen.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s is a device with a screen somewhere, somebody will want to take a screenshot on it. Most streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> players for TVs have the ability\u2014such as Android TV. Does that include Roku? Technically yes.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Take_Screenshots_on_a_Roku_the_Hard_Way\"><\/span>How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Hard Way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is an official way to take screenshots on a Roku, but it\u2019s very, very limited. The feature is only intended to be used by developers for taking screenshots to use in their Channel Store listings. It\u2019s only possible to take screenshots of sideloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>Doing this requires enabling developer settings\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.roku.com%2Fdocs%2Fdeveloper-program%2Fgetting-started%2Fdeveloper-setup.md\">connecting to the Roku via IP address in the browser<\/a> on another device. From there, the screenshot tool is found under the \u201cUtilities\u201d menu. You can take screenshots remotely and save them. It works well, but this is not a solution for regular old screenshots.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Take_Screenshots_on_a_Roku_the_Easy_Way\"><\/span>How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Easy Way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-814865\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot_20220629-134533-e1656524844252.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Scan Roku TV screen.\" width=\"651\" height=\"371\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Okay, so what if you need to get an image of what\u2019s on your Roku screen? How are you supposed to do that without a feasible screenshot feature? You just have to get a little more creative.<\/p>\n<p>One thing you can do is treat your TV screen like you would a photo or document you need to scan. You can use your smartphone camera and apps such as Google Drive to snap a photo and automatically crop it.<\/p>\n<p>For most cases, that\u2019s going to be perfectly fine. It might not look as nice as a real screenshot, but you\u2019ll get the point across. If it\u2019s not good enough for what you\u2019re doing, there is another option that will require some substantial setup.<\/p>\n<p>A capture card can be used to display the Roku interface on your PC, which you can then screenshot and even screen record. However, you should know that capture cards aren\u2019t cheap and some need to be installed inside your PC. If that\u2019s something you\u2019re comfortable with, take a look at our capture card buying guide.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there aren\u2019t great options for taking a screenshot on a Roku. 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