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?

Kurrajong

Answer 1

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

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

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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):

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

Jeb

how to use ddms directly: srtsolutions.com/… – Lattimer

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... – Labannah

I want to confirm that the Screen Capture button works perfectly for taking screenshots in the free version of Genymotion. Very useful. – Stypsis

Answer 2

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

Morena