MyScreen v1.00

This Python application captures and displays the real-time content of a specific monitor. You can specify the monitor to capture by passing a monitorID argument, and the application will display the live screen of that monitor in a minimized window using Tkinter.

Features

• Capture and display real-time screen content from any connected monitor.
• Start the application window minimized to the taskbar.
• Supports multi-monitor setups by passing the desired monitor ID.

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• External libraries:
  • MSS: for screen capturing
  • Pillow (PIL): for image handling and display

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ssejzer/MyScreen.git
   cd MyScreen

2. Install dependencies:

   You can install the required libraries using pip:

   pip install mss pillow

3. Verify Python version:

   Ensure you are running Python 3.6 or higher:

   python --version

Usage

1. Run the script with the desired monitor ID:

   The monitor ID starts from 1 (primary monitor) and increases for additional monitors. For example, to capture the first monitor:

   python myscreen.py 1

2. Exit full-screen mode:

   • The application window starts minimized. You can maximize or restore the window to see the screen capture.
   • Press Esc to exit full-screen mode if you change the window state to full-screen.

Example

To capture and display the second monitor, run:

python myscreen.py 2

TODO

• use the first monitor by default if not specified
• don't refresh the size if not needed
• be able to switch screen on-the-fly
• option to show only one app or a fraction of the screen

License

This project is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• MSS: A fast and cross-platform multiple screenshots module.
• Pillow: Python Imaging Library (PIL) fork.