Learn how to capture Facebook screens and save the interface images on your computer.

Capturing Facebook screens on a computer is essentially capturing the active Facebook screen to send and share with friends. In essence, capturing Facebook screens on a computer is applying computer screen capture to both desktop and laptop screens.

Through the tools introduced in this article, Mytour hopes readers will learn how to capture screens in general and specifically capture Facebook screens on a computer.

How to Capture Facebook Screen on Computer

Method 1: Capture Facebook Screen on Computer Without Using Software

This method utilizes the built-in screen capture feature on computers and laptops, along with photo editing tools on the computer to save Facebook screen captures.

Step 1: Access Facebook and open the Facebook interface you want to capture on your computer.

Step 2: On your computer or laptop, press Print Screen (abbreviated as PrtSC or Prt SC). These keys may vary depending on the laptop model, but generally, they are located in fixed positions on the mechanical desktop keyboard or the laptop keyboard.

Mechanical keyboard on desktop computer

Laptop keyboard

Note:  

- Press Alt + Print Screen to capture the currently displayed window.

- Press Windows + Print Screen or Print Screen to capture the entire screen.

Step 3: Open Paint on Windows. Depending on your Windows version, there are various ways to open Paint on Windows. Refer to how to open Paint on Windows 10, 7, 8, and 8.1.

Step 4: In Paint, press the shortcut key Ctrl + V to paste the captured Facebook screen image on your computer.

Or click Paste From

Step 5: After customizing the captured Facebook screen image on your computer, press File >Save/Save As or the shortcut Ctrl + S to save the Facebook screen capture to your computer.

Method 2: Use Software and Support Tools

* Use Snipping Tool to capture Facebook screen on your computer

Snipping Tool is a lightweight screen capture tool integrated into Windows, making it easy to use.

Step 1: Open Snipping Tool on Windows by pressing Start Menu > typing Snipping Tool and accessing the tool.

Step 2: Click New and choose the screen capture methods for Facebook on your computer: Free-form Snip, Rectangular Snip, Windows Snip, and Full-screen Snip.

Choose any screen capture method for Facebook on your computer that you prefer.

Capture a Facebook screen by accurately framing the exact area you want on your computer screen.

Step 3: After capturing the Facebook screen image on your computer, press the Save button to save the image.

Click the Save icon to store the captured Facebook screen image on your computer.

Choose the location to save the Facebook screen capture image on your computer.

Use alternative software to capture Facebook screens on your computer.

Currently, there are various computer screen capture software options like FastStone Capture, Bandicam, PhotoScape, Snagit, Camtasia Studio, ZScreen, ActivePresenter. However, the choice depends on user preferences. FastStone Capture, for instance, is a tool with the advantage of being lightweight, supporting both screen capture and recording, and offering various editing tools for post-capture adjustments.

In the guide on capturing Facebook screens below, Mytour opts for capturing screens with FastStone Capture for convenient instructions to readers.

Step 1: Access Facebook and open the post you want to capture the screen image.

Utilize the FastStone Capture toolbar or press the FastStone Capture hotkeys to capture Facebook screens. There are numerous FastStone Capture hotkeys for users to choose based on their current screen capture needs, whether specific windows or the entire screen.

Step 2: After capturing the Facebook screen, you can easily edit, cut, merge, draw, color, and add text to the image in the Draw section.

Step 3: Press Save as, set a name, choose a folder, and specify the path to save the captured Facebook screen image on the computer.

Each screen capture tool on the computer has different advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, users can download Bandicam and refer to the guide on capturing computer screens with Bandicam, as well as recording video games on a computer or laptop.

Thanks to the screen capture trick on Facebook introduced by Mytour, if you use the live video feature on Facebook, after saving the video, you can capture unique images from the just-streamed video on Facebook to share with your friends.

Wishing you all success!