# Looking for software....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software/284490>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 13, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software/284490 "2005-01-13T03:31:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software/284490/1 "2005-01-13T03:31:09Z")

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Specifically, I’m looking for a piece of software that will regularly (say, once a day) send a capture of the screen to an email or FTP or something like that.

Has anyone got an suggestions on this?

-Joe

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software/284490/2 "2005-01-13T04:16:12Z")

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Many keyloggers have an option to send screenshots. Google for “Perfect Keylogger,”

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**Author:** ![SavageNarce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@SavageNarce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SavageNarce)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software/284490/3 "2005-01-13T13:41:37Z")

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You could use [PrintKey](http://boyer203.millersv.edu/www/printkey/printkey.htm) (freeware) which takes a “snapshot” of the desktop whenever it is opened, and combine it with the built-in Windows Task Scheduler.