screenshot filename template customize // 截图命名自定义

[cyd12324]

Expected behavior 预期的功能

Hello wonderful Magpie team and contributors! First off, I want to express my sincere gratitude for all the hard work you've put into creating and refining this fantastic tool—it's truly made a difference in how I interact with my screen content.

I have a small suggestion that I believe could make Magpie even more user-friendly, especially for those of us who capture screenshots frequently from various windows. Currently, screenshots are named sequentially like "Magpie_001", "Magpie_002", which works well but can get a bit disorganized when dealing with multiple sources over time.

Would it be possible to add a configurable naming format for screenshots in the config.json file? Specifically, allowing the inclusion of the window title and a timestamp would make it so much easier to identify and organize captures at a glance. For example:
ヨスガノソラ 2025_09_13 20_11_29.png

This could be controlled by a new setting under the overlay section, maybe something like "screenshotNameFormat": "{WindowTitle} {YYYY}{MM}{DD} {HH}{mm}{SS}.png". The existing relevant config snippet is:

"overlay": {
"fullscreenInitialToolbarState": 2,
"windowedInitialToolbarState": 2,
"screenshotsDir": "C:\Users\{user}\Videos\Captures",
"windows": {
"profiler": {
"hArea": 2,
"vArea": 1,
"hPos": 60.0,
"vPos": 0.5
}
}
}

I totally understand if this isn't a priority, but even considering it would mean a lot. Your dedication to improving Magpie is evident, and any effort you put into this (or even sharing thoughts on feasibility) would be deeply appreciated. Thank you again for all you do!!!

Alternative behavior (optional) 近似的功能（可选）

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[Blinue]

Thanks for the suggestion. I believe the current file naming scheme is sufficient for most users, it’s highly reliable and predictable. It’s not really designed for high-frequency screenshot scenarios, since Magpie isn’t meant to be a dedicated screenshot tool.

Window titles can change at any time, so they aren’t a reliable way to identify a window, and if they’re too long they may even need to be truncated. No single naming scheme can meet everyone’s needs, so providing a simple, consistent default and letting users rename it themselves may be the most practical solution.

[greentore]

Full template customization is probably a bit excessive, but how about adding a setting that just switches filename template to a predefined format that combines window title and a timestamp? It would make it much easier for me to move the screenshots to another folder without going through a cumbersome renaming process. Window titles aren't always reliable, but they're good enough in great majority of cases in my experience.
I suggest %title%_yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss, but anything is good really.