Screenshot & Recording Detector #

A Flutter plugin to detect screenshots and screen recordings on Android/iOS with content protection features.

Features #

✔️ Detect screenshots in real-time
✔️ Detect screen recording status ✔️ Cross-platform support (Android/iOS)

Installation #

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  screenshot_recording_detector: ^1.0.0

Usage #

Basic Detection #

import 'package:screenshot_recording_detector/screenshot_recording_detector.dart';

// Initialize
await ScreenshotRecordingDetector.initialize();

// Listen for events
ScreenshotRecordingDetector.detectionStream.listen((event) {
  if (event.type == 'screenshot') {
    print('Screenshot detected!');
  } else if (event.isRecording) {
    print('Screen recording started');
  }
});

// Check current status
bool isRecording = await ScreenshotRecordingDetector.isScreenRecording;

Content Protection #

// Blur content when recording (Android/iOS)
Stack(
  children: [
    YourSensitiveContent(),
    if(_isRecording) // Set this via stream listener
      BackdropFilter(
        filter: ImageFilter.blur(sigmaX: 10, sigmaY: 10),
        child: Container(color: Colors.black.withOpacity(0.3)),
      ),
  ],
)

// Block screenshots entirely (Android only)
await ScreenshotRecordingDetector.setBlockScreenshots(true);

Platform Setup #

Android #

Add this to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

iOS #

Add this to your Info.plist:

<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>Need access to detect screenshots</string>

Limitations #

• iOS screenshot detection has a slight delay
• Screen recording detection may not work with all apps
• Physical cameras can still capture content

Contributing #

Pull requests are welcome! See the GitHub repo.

License #

MIT - See LICENSE for details.