---
name: "idevicescreenshot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libimobiledevice"
version: "1.4.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/idevicescreenshot"
---

# idevicescreenshot(1)

Gets a screenshot from the connected device.

## NAME

idevicescreenshot - Gets a screenshot from the connected device.

## SYNOPSIS

**idevicescreenshot** \[OPTIONS\] \[FILE\]

## DESCRIPTION

Gets a screenshot from the connected device.

The screenshot is saved as a TIFF image with the given FILE name, where the default name is "screenshot-DATE.tiff", e.g.: ./screenshot-2013-12-31-23-59-59.tiff

NOTE: A mounted developer disk image is required on the device, otherwise the screenshotr service is not available.

## OPTIONS

- **-u, --udid UDID**

  target specific device by UDID.

- **-n, --network**

  connect to network device.

- **-d, --debug**

  enable communication debugging.

- **-h, --help**

  prints usage information

- **-v, --version**

  prints version information.

## AUTHOR

Nikias Bassen

Man page written to conform with Debian by Julien Lavergne.

## ON THE WEB

https://libimobiledevice.org

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice