# Module PIL.ImageGrab

#### Module Summary:

    def grab(bbox=None)

> (New in 1.1.3) Take a snapshot of the screen.

    def grabclipboard()

> (New in 1.1.4) Take a snapshot of the clipboard image, if any.

## Functions

### grab

    grab(bbox=None)

(New in 1.1.3) Take a snapshot of the screen. The pixels inside the bounding box are returned as an "RGB" image. If the bounding box is omitted, the entire screen is copied.

#### Parameters:

`bbox` -- What region to copy. Default is the entire screen.

#### Returns:

An image

### grabclipboard

    grabclipboard()

(New in 1.1.4) Take a snapshot of the clipboard image, if any.

#### Returns:

An image, a list of filenames, or None if the clipboard does not contain image data or filenames. Note that if a list is returned, the filenames may not represent image files.