Screenshots with Idea Intellij

Question

how can i capture the screenshot of an app using ddms from intellij Idea?

I have been using intellij for some time and i find it very useful. though i couldnt find a way to make it work.

Could any one please tell me if this is possible from within the IDE itself?

score 58 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 30 '14 at 20:20

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UPDATE: Screen Capture feature was added in IntelliJ IDEA 13 (and Android Studio):

Screen Capture

It's available in the Android tool window (View -> Tool Windows -> Android).

Answer for older IDEA versions:

IDEA doesn't have this feature. If you are on Windows, you can try something like Android Commander or use DDMS directly.

New IDEA versions have a menu shortcut for Monitor (DDMS replacement in recent Android SDK versions):

Monitor

After running Android Debug Monitor, use the Screen capture button:

Screen capture

edited Jan 30 '14 at 20:20

pfrank

answered Jun 21 '11 at 11:08

CrazyCoder

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how to use ddms directly: http://www.srtsolutions.com/taking-android-emulator-screenshots-without-eclipse – M.Y. May 30 '12 at 15:57
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My screenshots were empty when the "Use Host GPU" option was enabled for the AVD. Unchecking that option solved the empty screenshot problem but the render quality was very bad, so i ended up taking screenshots of the AVD window... – sfera Nov 17 '13 at 15:34
I want to confirm that the Screen Capture button works perfectly for taking screenshots in the free version of Genymotion. Very useful. – emkman Feb 25 '14 at 00:02

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 29 '12 at 07:07

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In IntelliJ IDEA 11, Tools => Android => DDMS. Then press Ctrl (Command) + S, then Save

answered Jun 29 '12 at 07:07

Alex Ivasyuv

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