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Programmatic screenshot capture on macOS. Find window IDs with Swift CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo, control application windows via AppleScript (zoom, scroll, select), and capture with screencapture. Use when automating screenshots, capturing application windows for documentation, or building multi-shot visual workflows.

When to use

• automating screenshots
• capturing application windows for documentation
• building multi-shot visual workflows
• finding window IDs with Swift CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo
• controlling application windows via AppleScript
• capturing full desktop or specific windows

When not to use

• tasks not on macOS
• capturing content protected by host refusal or GUI lock
• inferring target from active window without binding exact app/window

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