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# desktopCapturer
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> Access information about media sources that can be used to capture audio and
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> video from the desktop using the [`navigator.webkitGetUserMedia`] API.
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Process: [Renderer](../glossary.md#renderer-process)
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The following example shows how to capture video from a desktop window whose
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title is `Electron`:
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```javascript
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// In the renderer process.
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const {desktopCapturer} = require('electron')
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desktopCapturer.getSources({types: ['window', 'screen']}, (error, sources) => {
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  if (error) throw error
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  for (let i = 0; i < sources.length; ++i) {
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    if (sources[i].name === 'Electron') {
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      navigator.webkitGetUserMedia({
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        audio: false,
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        video: {
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          mandatory: {
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            chromeMediaSource: 'desktop',
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            chromeMediaSourceId: sources[i].id,
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            minWidth: 1280,
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            maxWidth: 1280,
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            minHeight: 720,
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            maxHeight: 720
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          }
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        }
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      }, handleStream, handleError)
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      return
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    }
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  }
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})
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function handleStream (stream) {
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  document.querySelector('video').src = URL.createObjectURL(stream)
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}
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function handleError (e) {
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  console.log(e)
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}
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```
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To capture video from a source provided by `desktopCapturer` the constraints
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passed to [`navigator.webkitGetUserMedia`] must include
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`chromeMediaSource: 'desktop'`, and `audio: false`.
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To capture both audio and video from the entire desktop the constraints passed
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to [`navigator.webkitGetUserMedia`] must include `chromeMediaSource: 'screen'`,
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and `audio: true`, but should not include a `chromeMediaSourceId` constraint.
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## Methods
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The `desktopCapturer` module has the following methods:
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### `desktopCapturer.getSources(options, callback)`
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* `options` Object
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  * `types` String[] - An array of Strings that lists the types of desktop sources
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    to be captured, available types are `screen` and `window`.
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  * `thumbnailSize` [Size](structures/size.md) (optional) - The size that the media source thumbnail 
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    should be scaled to. Default is `150` x `150`.
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* `callback` Function
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  * `error` Error
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  * `sources` [DesktopCapturerSource[]](structures/desktop-capturer-source.md)
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Starts gathering information about all available desktop media sources,
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and calls `callback(error, sources)` when finished.
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`sources` is an array of [`DesktopCapturerSource`](structures/desktop-capturer-source.md)
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objects, each `DesktopCapturerSource` represents a screen or an individual window that can be
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captured.
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[`navigator.webkitGetUserMedia`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Navigator/getUserMedia
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