Name: screenshots

Last reviewed by: Clipper, April 2026

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How to make screenshots in rTorrent

The ruTorrent Screenshots plugin allows you to generate screenshots directly from your video files on the server. It is installed by default.

Setup

Open your ruTorrent interface, go to Settings and choose Screenshots.

The available settings are:

• Frame count — number of screenshots to take
• Start frame offset (s) — delay in seconds before the first screenshot
• Time between frames (s) — interval between each screenshot
• Slideshow interval — time between images when viewing as a slideshow
• Image format — JPEG or PNG

Taking screenshots

Select a torrent, press Files in the bottom panel, then right-click on the .mkv file and choose Screenshots.

A window will open and generate screenshots according to your settings.

From this window you can:

1. Start a slideshow
2. Switch to the next screenshot
3. Save the screenshot to your computer