PNGShot Switch

PNGShot
General
Author	J-D-K
Type	Sysmodules
Version	1.0.2
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2024/09/04
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PNGShot is a sysmodule I developed years ago, which I thought was lost. In combination with bitmap-printer's exefs patches, it allows you to take screenshots and save them as PNGs instead of the system's default JPEG format. The benefits include:

• Smaller file sizes: Files are smaller than a bitmap, ranging from a couple of hundred kilobytes to just under 2MB, depending on what’s captured.
• Lossless quality: Unlike JPEG, PNGs are lossless.

How to Use

• You'll need the exefs patches from Bitmap Printer Switch for now. I might create my own patches in the future, but for now, I don't see the point or have the time to redo work that's already been done.
• Download the sysmodule from the GitHub repository link here.
• Press the capture button to capture the current screen and save it to "sdmc:/switch/PNGShot/[date][time].png".

Changelog

v1.0.2

• Time service is exited after libnx time is initialized and it's no longer needed anymore.

v1.0.1

• Uses new naming scheme for output.
• Updated code.

v1.0

• First Release.

Thanks to

• HookedBehemoth for bitmap-printer and its patches.
• Impeeza for enhancing the makefile and readme to be more descriptive and easier to use. Thank you.

External links

• Gbatemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-pngshot-capture-screenshots-as-pngs.660363/
• Github - https://github.com/J-D-K/PNGShot