# Screenshot to clipboard: Cannot \`CaptureImage\` without a view or layout

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-to-clipboard-cannot-captureimage-without-a-view-or-layout/17546
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 4, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-to-clipboard-cannot-captureimage-without-a-view-or-layout/17546 "2026-05-04T15:26:31Z")
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### Author: ![Yann](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/bc79bd/32.png) [@Yann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yann)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-to-clipboard-cannot-captureimage-without-a-view-or-layout/17546/1 "2026-05-04T15:26:31Z")

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Hi all,

I’m used to hit a modifier key and click the screenshot button to capture a screenshot to the clipboard. It works fine on ParaView 5.13.2 and older but I get the following error on 6.0.1 and 6.1.0:

```auto
ERROR: In vtkSMSaveScreenshotProxy.cxx, line 832
vtkSMSaveScreenshotProxy (0000020D5F782F40): Cannot CaptureImage without a view or layout.

ERROR: In vtkSMSaveScreenshotProxy.cxx, line 659
vtkSMSaveScreenshotProxy (0000020D5F782F40): Failed to prepare to capture image.

```

I have this issue on 2 workstations which are still running Windows 10 but no problem on my laptop running Windows 11.

Do you know what could cause this issue and if there is a workaround?

Thanks!  
Yann

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-to-clipboard-cannot-captureimage-without-a-view-or-layout/17546/2 "2026-05-04T15:27:54Z")

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Same here, looks like a bug 😕

Could you open an issue: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work\_items](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work_items) ?

FYI @cory.quammen

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### Author: ![Yann](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/bc79bd/32.png) [@Yann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yann)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-to-clipboard-cannot-captureimage-without-a-view-or-layout/17546/3 "2026-05-04T15:47:47Z")

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Hi Mathieu, that’s a pretty fast answer! 😀 🙏

Here is the issue: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work\_items/23271](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work_items/23271)