{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/3"},{"label":"Screen Capture","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-graphics-capture-screen-capture"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Captures screenshots from one or all monitors on Windows, macOS, and Linux, saving them as PNG files or returning raw pixel data for further processing.","skillfed_tags":["screen-capture","cross-platform","computer-vision"],"use_cases":["Capture screenshots in automated testing or monitoring scripts that need to verify UI state or record visual logs","Grab display frames for computer vision or AI model input without external dependencies","Build screen recording or streaming applications that need fast, cross-platform pixel access","Embed screenshot functionality in games or interactive software requiring platform-optimized capture","Monitor multiple displays in a single operation for multi-screen environments or headless setups"],"what_it_does":"MSS is a pure-Python screenshot capture library that grabs images from one or multiple monitors and saves them as PNG files or returns pixel data for programmatic use. It uses ctypes to call platform-native APIs (BitBlt on Windows, CGGetActiveDisplayList on macOS, XGetImage on Linux) without requiring compiled dependencies, making it lightweight and fast across operating systems.\n\nThe library is designed for scenarios where speed and simplicity matter: embedding screenshot functionality into games, computer vision pipelines, AI applications, or automation tools. It integrates cleanly with PIL for format conversion and with NumPy and OpenCV for image processing, and it's thread-safe for concurrent use.","worth_installing":"Yes. MSS is production-stable, actively maintained, has zero security vulnerabilities, no runtime dependencies, and installs with minimal friction. It's the right choice if you need fast, simple cross-platform screenshot capture without heavyweight dependencies. Only skip it if you need advanced image manipulation (use PIL/Pillow alongside it) or if your use case requires features beyond basic capture."},"id":"mss","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mss","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mss.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/mss/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-23","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"mss","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"An ultra fast cross-platform multiple screenshots module in pure python using ctypes."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3170879,"position":2714,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"10.2.0"}