powerskills-desktop

name	powerskills-desktop
description	Windows desktop automation. Take full-screen or window screenshots, list/focus/minimize/maximize windows, send keystrokes, launch applications. Use when needing to capture the Windows screen, manage windows, send keyboard input, or start programs.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"aloth","cli":"powerskills","parent":"powerskills"}

PowerSkills — Desktop

Desktop automation: screenshots, window management, keystrokes, app launching.

Requirements

• Windows with .NET Framework (System.Windows.Forms, System.Drawing)

Actions

.\powerskills.ps1 desktop <action> [--params]

Action	Params	Description
screenshot	--out-file path.png [--window "title"]	Full screen or window capture
windows		List all visible windows with title, PID, process name
focus	--window "title"	Bring window to foreground
minimize	--window "title"	Minimize window
maximize	--window "title"	Maximize window
keys	--keys "{ENTER}" [--window "title"]	Send keystrokes (SendKeys syntax)
launch	--app notepad [--app-args "file.txt"] [--wait-ms 3000]	Launch application

Examples

# Full screen screenshot
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop screenshot --out-file screen.png

# Capture a specific window
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop screenshot --out-file outlook.png --window "Outlook"

# List all windows
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop windows

# Focus and type into Notepad
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop focus --window "Notepad"
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop keys --keys "Hello world{ENTER}" --window "Notepad"

# Launch an app
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop launch --app "notepad.exe" --app-args "C:\temp\notes.txt"

SendKeys Syntax

Key	Syntax
Enter	{ENTER}
Tab	{TAB}
Escape	{ESC}
Ctrl+C	^c
Alt+F4	%{F4}
Shift+Tab	+{TAB}

See Microsoft SendKeys docs for full syntax.

Output Fields

windows

title, pid, process, hwnd

screenshot

saved, width, height, window (if window capture)