mcDesktopCapture

Unity native plugin to capture the macOS desktop as Texture2D

mcDesktopCapture2.mp4

Installation

• Download mcDesktopCapture.unitypakcage from Releases and install it in your project.
• To allow monitoring of keyboard input in the background, you need to add Unity to Privacy Settings.
• Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Screen Recording and add Unity.app.
  (And Unity Hub.app if you use)

Usage

	mcDesktopCapture	mcDesktopCapture2
Unity	Unity 2021.X Unity 2022.X Unity 2022.2+ (Apple Silicon)	Unity 2021.X Unity 2022.X Unity 2022.2+ (Apple Silicon)
Platform	macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)	macOS 12.3+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)
Technology	Quartz Display Services	ScreenCaptureKit
Capturing	Entire Display	Each windows

mcDesktopCapture

• Support macOS 12+
• Based on Quartz Display Services
• This function only supports capturing the entire display.

Start capture

var list = DesktopCapture.DisplayList;
DesktopCapture.StartCapture(list[0].id);

Set Texture

var texture = DesktopCapture.GetTexture2D();
if (texture == null) return;
Renderer m_Renderer = GetComponent<Renderer>();
m_Renderer.material.SetTexture("_MainTex", texture);

Stop capture

DesktopCapture.StopCapture();

mcDesktopCapture2

• Support macOS 12.3+
• Based on ScreenCaptureKit
• This feature is able to capture each window.

Start capture

DesktopCapture2.Init();
var list = DesktopCapture2.WindowList;
var window = list[0];
DesktopCapture2.StartCaptureWithWindowID(window.windowID, window.frame.width, window.frame.height, true);

Set Texture

var texture = DesktopCapture2.GetTexture2D();
if (texture == null) return;
Renderer m_Renderer = GetComponent<Renderer>();
m_Renderer.material.SetTexture("_MainTex", texture);

Stop capture

DesktopCapture2.StopCapture();
DesktopCapture2.Destroy();