screenshot

NOTE: This version of the documentation tracks unstable development happening on A-Frame’s master branch. If you wish to try it out, grab the unstable build. Otherwise, head to the documentation for the current 1.5.0 version

The screenshot component lets us take different types of screenshots with keyboard shortcuts. A-Frame attaches this component to the scene by default so we don’t have to do anything to use the component.

Shortcuts

Equirectangular Screenshot

To take a 360° (equirectangular) screenshot, press <ctrl> + <alt> + <shift> + s on the keyboard.

Perspective Screenshot

To take a normal (perspective) screenshot, press <ctrl> + <alt> + s on the keyboard.

Properties

Methods

To take a screenshot programatically and get a canvas, call getCanvas():

// `screenshot.projection` property can be `equirectangular` or `perspective`.
document.querySelector('a-scene').components.screenshot.getCanvas('equirectangular');

To take a screenshot programmatically and automatically save the file, call capture():

document.querySelector('a-scene').components.screenshot.capture('perspective')