Would be nice to have flutter screenrecord #3496

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1. eseidelGoogle

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2. devoncarew commented on Apr 22, 2016

   

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   Could also be implemented as a --record option on the existing screenshot command?

   dart:io does expose stdio, which I believe will let you read from the console.

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3. eseidelGoogle commented on Apr 22, 2016

   

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   --record could work if that's simpler. Honestly I'd do whatever is simple. The main value this provides is an (eventual) x-platform support, and in the short term making something easier than:

   adb screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4
   ^C
   adb pull /sdcard/demo.mp4
   

   Since not all devs even have adb in their path to begin with. :)
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6. tvolkert commented on Jun 29, 2017

   

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   If we had #8245, we could just do this in the engine and expose it to flutter_tools
7. eseidelGoogle commented on Jul 31, 2018

   

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   Looks like it might be possible to screen record from iOS simulators now too:
   https://twitter.com/BlueAquilae/status/1024276804981465088
   (previously I thought it was only possible from devices).
8. zoechi commented on Jan 28, 2019

   

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   Is this covered by https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Making-animated-GIFs-of-Flutter-apps ?
9. tvolkert commented on Jan 28, 2019

   

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   Not quite. This is about creating an abstract way to obtain a screen recording via the Flutter CLI, whereas that wiki page instructs developers on how to do so specifically on Android or iOS.
10. ganeshsp1 commented on Mar 15, 2019

    

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    This feature would be really nice to have and if the screen recording also captures the audio either the internal( for example a song being played) or external or both, it would be much more better.
11. tapizquent commented on Sep 8, 2019

    

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    This would be nice if it allowed to record screen within the app, such as in a button tap. To then give user the ability to save, email or text it

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17. fredlee12345678 commented on Jul 13, 2020

    

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    flutter screenshot --help
    Take a screenshot from a connected device.

    Usage: flutter screenshot [arguments]
    -h, --help Print this usage information.
    -o, --out=<path/to/file> Location to write the screenshot.
    --observatory-uri= The observatory URI to connect to.
    This is required when --type is "skia" or "rasterizer".
    To find the observatory URI, use "flutter run" and look for"An Observatory ... is available at" in the output.

    --type=<type>               The type of screenshot to retrieve.
    
          [device] (default)    Delegate to the device's native screenshot capabilities. This screenshots the entire screen currently being displayed
                                (including content not rendered by Flutter, like the device status bar).
          [rasterizer]          Render the Flutter app using the rasterizer. Requires --observatory-uri
          [skia]                Render the Flutter app as a Skia picture. Requires --observatory-uri
    

    Why I have no --record option?
    My Flutter Version is :
    Flutter 1.9.1+hotfix.7
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21. bkonyi commented on Jun 27, 2025

    

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    This seems like it could belong in a package, but I don't think the tool team will have resources to implement a feature like this.
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