diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8162e94..74506d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ The screen on which every other node renders.
 - __cursorColor(color)__ - attempt to change cursor color. returns true if
   successful.
 - __cursorReset()__ - attempt to reset cursor. returns true if successful.
+- __screenshot([xi, xl, yi, yl])__ - take an SGR screenshot of the screen
+  within the region. returns a string containing only characters and SGR codes.
+  can be displayed by simply echoing it in a terminal.
 
 
 #### Element (from Node)
@@ -512,6 +515,9 @@ The base element.
 - __enableInput()__ - enable key and mouse events. calls bot enableMouse and enableKeys.
 - __enableDrag()__ - enable dragging of the element.
 - __disableDrag()__ - disable dragging of the element.
+- __screenshot([xi, xl, yi, yl])__ - take an SGR screenshot of the element
+  within the region. returns a string containing only characters and SGR codes.
+  can be displayed by simply echoing it in a terminal.
 
 ###### Content Methods
 
@@ -1252,6 +1258,9 @@ manager. Requires term.js and pty.js to be installed. See
 
 - inherits all from Box.
 - __write(data)__ - write data to the terminal.
+- __screenshot([xi, xl, yi, xl])__ - nearly identical to `element.screenshot`,
+  however, the specified region includes the terminal's _entire_ scrollback,
+  rather than just what is visible on the screen.
 - Other methods similar to ScrollableBox.
 
 
diff --git a/example/ansi-viewer/index.js b/example/ansi-viewer/index.js
index ee3da0d..dd1ebd4 100644
--- a/example/ansi-viewer/index.js
+++ b/example/ansi-viewer/index.js
@@ -227,173 +227,3 @@ function cp437ToUtf8(buf, callback) {
     return callback(e);
   }
 }
-
-blessed.Element.prototype.screenshot = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
-  xi = this.lpos.xi + this.ileft + (xi || 0);
-  if (xl != null) {
-    xl = this.lpos.xi + this.ileft + (xl || 0);
-  } else {
-    xl = this.lpos.xl - this.iright;
-  }
-  yi = this.lpos.yi + this.itop + (yi || 0);
-  if (yl != null) {
-    yl = this.lpos.yi + this.itop + (yl || 0);
-  } else {
-    yl = this.lpos.yl - this.ibottom;
-  }
-  return this.screen.screenshot(xi, xl, yi, yl);
-};
-
-blessed.Terminal.prototype.screenshot = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
-  xi = 0 + (xi || 0);
-  if (xl != null) {
-    xl = 0 + (xl || 0);
-  } else {
-    xl = this.term.lines[0].length;
-  }
-  yi = 0 + (yi || 0);
-  if (yl != null) {
-    yl = 0 + (yl || 0);
-  } else {
-    yl = this.term.lines.length;
-  }
-  return this.screen.screenshot(xi, xl, yi, yl, this.term);
-};
-
-blessed.Screen.prototype.screenshot = function(xi, xl, yi, yl, term) {
-  if (xi == null) xi = 0;
-  if (xl == null) xl = this.lpos.xl;
-  if (yi == null) yi = 0;
-  if (yl == null) yl = this.lpos.yl;
-
-  var x
-    , y
-    , line
-    , out
-    , ch
-    , data
-    , attr
-    , cwid
-    , point;
-
-  var sdattr = this.dattr;
-  if (term) {
-    this.dattr = term.defAttr;
-    // default foreground = 257
-    if (((this.dattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) === 257) {
-      this.dattr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
-      this.dattr |= ((sdattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) << 9;
-    }
-    // default background = 256
-    if ((this.dattr & 0x1ff) === 256) {
-      this.dattr &= ~0x1ff;
-      this.dattr |= sdattr & 0x1ff;
-    }
-  }
-
-  var main = '';
-
-  var acs;
-
-  for (y = yi; y < yl; y++) {
-    line = term
-      ? term.lines[y]
-      : this.lines[y];
-
-    if (!line) break;
-
-    out = '';
-    attr = this.dattr;
-
-    for (x = xi; x < xl; x++) {
-      if (!line[x]) break;
-
-      data = line[x][0];
-      ch = line[x][1];
-
-      if (term) {
-        // default foreground = 257
-        if (((data >> 9) & 0x1ff) === 257) {
-          data &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
-          data |= ((sdattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) << 9;
-        }
-        // default background = 256
-        if ((data & 0x1ff) === 256) {
-          data &= ~0x1ff;
-          data |= sdattr & 0x1ff;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (data !== attr) {
-        if (attr !== this.dattr) {
-          out += '\x1b[m';
-        }
-        if (data !== this.dattr) {
-          out += screen.codeAttr(data);
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (this.fullUnicode) {
-        point = blessed.unicode.codePointAt(line[x][1], 0);
-        if (point <= 0x00ffff) {
-          cwid = blessed.unicode.charWidth(point);
-          if (cwid === 2) {
-            if (x === xl - 1) {
-              ch = ' ';
-            } else {
-              x++;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      /*
-      if (this.tput.strings.enter_alt_charset_mode
-          && !this.tput.brokenACS && (this.tput.acscr[ch] || acs)) {
-        if (this.tput.acscr[ch]) {
-          if (acs) {
-            ch = this.tput.acscr[ch];
-          } else {
-            ch = this.tput.smacs()
-              + this.tput.acscr[ch];
-            acs = true;
-          }
-        } else if (acs) {
-          ch = this.tput.rmacs() + ch;
-          acs = false;
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (!this.tput.unicode && this.tput.numbers.U8 !== 1 && ch > '~') {
-          ch = this.tput.utoa[ch] || '?';
-        }
-      }
-      */
-
-      out += ch;
-      attr = data;
-    }
-
-    if (attr !== this.dattr) {
-      out += '\x1b[m';
-    }
-
-    if (out) {
-      main += (y > 0 ? '\n' : '') + out;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /*
-  if (acs) {
-    main += this.tput.rmacs();
-    acs = false;
-  }
-  */
-
-  main = main.replace(/(?:\s*\x1b\[40m\s*\x1b\[m\s*)*$/, '') + '\n';
-
-  if (term) {
-    this.dattr = sdattr;
-  }
-
-  return main;
-};
diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index a5360a0..32e2e1f 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -2020,6 +2020,140 @@ Screen.prototype._cursorAttr = function(cursor, dattr) {
   };
 };
 
+Screen.prototype.screenshot = function(xi, xl, yi, yl, term) {
+  if (xi == null) xi = 0;
+  if (xl == null) xl = this.lpos.xl;
+  if (yi == null) yi = 0;
+  if (yl == null) yl = this.lpos.yl;
+
+  var x
+    , y
+    , line
+    , out
+    , ch
+    , data
+    , attr
+    , cwid
+    , point;
+
+  var sdattr = this.dattr;
+  if (term) {
+    this.dattr = term.defAttr;
+    // default foreground = 257
+    if (((this.dattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) === 257) {
+      this.dattr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+      this.dattr |= ((sdattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) << 9;
+    }
+    // default background = 256
+    if ((this.dattr & 0x1ff) === 256) {
+      this.dattr &= ~0x1ff;
+      this.dattr |= sdattr & 0x1ff;
+    }
+  }
+
+  var main = '';
+
+  // var acs;
+
+  for (y = yi; y < yl; y++) {
+    line = term
+      ? term.lines[y]
+      : this.lines[y];
+
+    if (!line) break;
+
+    out = '';
+    attr = this.dattr;
+
+    for (x = xi; x < xl; x++) {
+      if (!line[x]) break;
+
+      data = line[x][0];
+      ch = line[x][1];
+
+      if (term) {
+        // default foreground = 257
+        if (((data >> 9) & 0x1ff) === 257) {
+          data &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+          data |= ((sdattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) << 9;
+        }
+        // default background = 256
+        if ((data & 0x1ff) === 256) {
+          data &= ~0x1ff;
+          data |= sdattr & 0x1ff;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (data !== attr) {
+        if (attr !== this.dattr) {
+          out += '\x1b[m';
+        }
+        if (data !== this.dattr) {
+          out += this.codeAttr(data);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (this.fullUnicode) {
+        point = unicode.codePointAt(line[x][1], 0);
+        if (point <= 0x00ffff) {
+          cwid = unicode.charWidth(point);
+          if (cwid === 2) {
+            if (x === xl - 1) {
+              ch = ' ';
+            } else {
+              x++;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // if (this.tput.strings.enter_alt_charset_mode
+      //     && !this.tput.brokenACS && (this.tput.acscr[ch] || acs)) {
+      //   if (this.tput.acscr[ch]) {
+      //     if (acs) {
+      //       ch = this.tput.acscr[ch];
+      //     } else {
+      //       ch = this.tput.smacs()
+      //         + this.tput.acscr[ch];
+      //       acs = true;
+      //     }
+      //   } else if (acs) {
+      //     ch = this.tput.rmacs() + ch;
+      //     acs = false;
+      //   }
+      // } else {
+      //   if (!this.tput.unicode && this.tput.numbers.U8 !== 1 && ch > '~') {
+      //     ch = this.tput.utoa[ch] || '?';
+      //   }
+      // }
+
+      out += ch;
+      attr = data;
+    }
+
+    if (attr !== this.dattr) {
+      out += '\x1b[m';
+    }
+
+    if (out) {
+      main += (y > 0 ? '\n' : '') + out;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // if (acs) {
+  //   main += this.tput.rmacs();
+  //   acs = false;
+  // }
+
+  main = main.replace(/(?:\s*\x1b\[40m\s*\x1b\[m\s*)*$/, '') + '\n';
+
+  if (term) {
+    this.dattr = sdattr;
+  }
+
+  return main;
+};
+
 /**
  * Element
  */
@@ -4552,6 +4686,22 @@ Element.prototype.getScreenLines = function() {
   return this._clines.slice();
 };
 
+Element.prototype.screenshot = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
+  xi = this.lpos.xi + this.ileft + (xi || 0);
+  if (xl != null) {
+    xl = this.lpos.xi + this.ileft + (xl || 0);
+  } else {
+    xl = this.lpos.xl - this.iright;
+  }
+  yi = this.lpos.yi + this.itop + (yi || 0);
+  if (yl != null) {
+    yl = this.lpos.yi + this.itop + (yl || 0);
+  } else {
+    yl = this.lpos.yl - this.ibottom;
+  }
+  return this.screen.screenshot(xi, xl, yi, yl);
+};
+
 /**
  * Box
  */
@@ -8278,6 +8428,22 @@ Terminal.prototype.setScrollPerc = function(i) {
   return this.setScroll((i / 100) * this.term.ybase | 0);
 };
 
+Terminal.prototype.screenshot = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
+  xi = 0 + (xi || 0);
+  if (xl != null) {
+    xl = 0 + (xl || 0);
+  } else {
+    xl = this.term.lines[0].length;
+  }
+  yi = 0 + (yi || 0);
+  if (yl != null) {
+    yl = 0 + (yl || 0);
+  } else {
+    yl = this.term.lines.length;
+  }
+  return this.screen.screenshot(xi, xl, yi, yl, this.term);
+};
+
 /**
  * Image
  * Good example of w3mimgdisplay commands: