Desktop Capture
XSplit Broadcaster’s Desktop capture enables you to share just about anything that’s displayed on your computer screen/s.
Go to Add Source > Desktop Capture
![Desktop Capture - Monitor Capture is used to capture an entire display screen area](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091106/6cb16835d44bbf4405979ac3/Desktop-capture-overview.png)
Smart Selection
Monitor
Apps
Desktop Capture Properties
Just hover your mouse over windows and areas of the screen and it will automatically select it for capturing.
![Desktop Capture - Hovering over a window so Smart Capture can select it for capturing](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091217/8ffa2ae8e44bd46dc49b997c/desktop-capture-smart-window.png)
Alternatively, holding the left-mouse button and dragging anywhere on your screen allows you to select a specific area to capture.
![Desktop Capture - Left-click and dragging over to a specific section of the screen using Smart Capture](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091299/62348935f35cd2b3278ffb65/desktop-capture-smart-regional.png)
Captures the entire monitor display.
![Desktop Capture - Monitor Capture is used to capture an entire display screen area](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091467/2b21629eb309c5fee643f562/desktop-capture-monitor.png)
Select from the list of programs currently active on your computer to capture its entire window.
![](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091603/15f2fbc8b1e6ece236d9730e/desktop-capture-window.png)
Right-click on the source to show the Desktop Source Properties Window.
![The Desktop Capture Source Properties Window](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/desktop-capture-prop-01_1mnh3p3.png)
For Monitor Capture, you can control which monitor the source will display
Capture Options
Allows you to enable/disable showing mouse cursor/clicks
For Window Capture, the properties will allow you to change the application on display
Capture Options
Allows you to enable/disable showing mouse cursor/clicks, as well as Exclusive Window Capture which can be useful when running into trouble displaying the source correctly.
Go to Add Source > Desktop Capture
![Desktop Capture - Monitor Capture is used to capture an entire display screen area](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091106/6cb16835d44bbf4405979ac3/Desktop-capture-overview.png)
Smart Selection
Monitor
Apps
Desktop Capture Properties
Smart Selection
Just hover your mouse over windows and areas of the screen and it will automatically select it for capturing.
![Desktop Capture - Hovering over a window so Smart Capture can select it for capturing](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091217/8ffa2ae8e44bd46dc49b997c/desktop-capture-smart-window.png)
Alternatively, holding the left-mouse button and dragging anywhere on your screen allows you to select a specific area to capture.
![Desktop Capture - Left-click and dragging over to a specific section of the screen using Smart Capture](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091299/62348935f35cd2b3278ffb65/desktop-capture-smart-regional.png)
Monitor
Captures the entire monitor display.
![Desktop Capture - Monitor Capture is used to capture an entire display screen area](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091467/2b21629eb309c5fee643f562/desktop-capture-monitor.png)
Apps
Select from the list of programs currently active on your computer to capture its entire window.
![](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/472091603/15f2fbc8b1e6ece236d9730e/desktop-capture-window.png)
Desktop Capture Properties
Right-click on the source to show the Desktop Source Properties Window.
![The Desktop Capture Source Properties Window](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/567507547fcdcc00/desktop-capture-prop-01_1mnh3p3.png)
Monitor Capture
For Monitor Capture, you can control which monitor the source will display
Capture Options
Allows you to enable/disable showing mouse cursor/clicks
Window Capture
For Window Capture, the properties will allow you to change the application on display
Capture Options
Allows you to enable/disable showing mouse cursor/clicks, as well as Exclusive Window Capture which can be useful when running into trouble displaying the source correctly.
Updated on: 11/08/2022
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