If you’re a Roku user, you know that taking screenshots is a great way to capture important moments and screenshots of your shows and movies. But if you’re not sure how to take screenshots on a Roku, we’ve got the answer for you! First, open up your Roku’s settings and select “Screenshot.” Then, choose the screenshot type that you want to take. We recommend taking screenshots of important moments so that you can remember them easily. You can also take screenshots of movies or shows so that you can share them with friends or family. Once you’ve taken a screenshot of what you want to capture, press “Capture.” The Roku will start capturing the screenshot and will show a message telling you how many captures have been made. Once all captures have been made, the Roku will close the capture process and show an error message. If everything goes according to plan, your screenshot will be saved in your “Screenshots” folder on your Roku.
If there’s is a device with a screen somewhere, somebody will want to take a screenshot on it. Most streaming media players for TVs have the ability—such as Android TV. Does that include Roku? Technically yes.
How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Hard Way
There is an official way to take screenshots on a Roku, but it’s very, very limited. The feature is only intended to be used by developers for taking screenshots to use in their Channel Store listings. It’s only possible to take screenshots of sideloaded apps.
Doing this requires enabling developer settings and connecting to the Roku via IP address in the browser on another device. From there, the screenshot tool is found under the “Utilities” menu. You can take screenshots remotely and save them. It works well, but this is not a solution for regular old screenshots.
How to Take Screenshots on a Roku the Easy Way
Okay, so what if you need to get an image of what’s on your Roku screen? How are you supposed to do that without a feasible screenshot feature? You just have to get a little more creative.
One thing you can do is treat your TV screen like you would a photo or document you need to scan. You can use your smartphone camera and apps such as Google Drive to snap a photo and automatically crop it.
For most cases, that’s going to be perfectly fine. It might not look as nice as a real screenshot, but you’ll get the point across. If it’s not good enough for what you’re doing, there is another option that will require some substantial setup.
A capture card can be used to display the Roku interface on your PC, which you can then screenshot and even screen record. However, you should know that capture cards aren’t cheap and some need to be installed inside your PC. If that’s something you’re comfortable with, take a look at our capture card buying guide.
Unfortunately, there aren’t great options for taking a screenshot on a Roku. The good news is it’s a streaming media device and you probably won’t need to do it very often.
