A screen capturing method, comprising: running (S201, S301) a target application, and displaying a first interface of the target application; receiving (S202, S302) a screen capturing instruction entered by a user; sending (S203, S303) an indication message to the target application according to the screen capturing instruction, so that the target application modifies the first interface to a second interface according to the indication message, wherein the first interface is different from the second interface, wherein a manner in which the target application modifies the first interface to the second interface according to the indication message is specifically: obtaining, by the target application, a target information area in the first interface according to the indication message by using a keyword or in a preset mode, and marking the target information area to obtain the second interface; and generating (S204, S304) a screen capture picture according to the second interface, wherein the generating a screen capture picture according to the second interface comprises: displaying the second interface; detecting a target information area selected by the user from the marked target information area comprised in the second interface; modifying the second interface according to the selected target information area to obtain a third interface; and generating the screen capture picture that comprises at least the third interface. running (S201, S301) a target application, and displaying a first interface of the target application; receiving (S202, S302) a screen capturing instruction entered by a user; sending (S203, S303) an indication message to the target application according to the screen capturing instruction, so that the target application modifies the first interface to a second interface according to the indication message, wherein the first interface is different from the second interface, wherein a manner in which the target application modifies the first interface to the second interface according to the indication message is specifically: obtaining, by the target application, a target information area in the first interface according to the indication message by using a keyword or in a preset mode, and marking the target information area to obtain the second interface; and generating (S204, S304) a screen capture picture according to the second interface, wherein the generating a screen capture picture according to the second interface comprises: displaying the second interface; detecting a target information area selected by the user from the marked target information area comprised in the second interface; modifying the second interface according to the selected target information area to obtain a third interface; and generating the screen capture picture that comprises at least the third interface. obtaining, by the target application, a target information area in the first interface according to the indication message by using a keyword or in a preset mode, and marking the target information area to obtain the second interface; and generating (S204, S304) a screen capture picture according to the second interface, wherein the generating a screen capture picture according to the second interface comprises: displaying the second interface; detecting a target information area selected by the user from the marked target information area comprised in the second interface; modifying the second interface according to the selected target information area to obtain a third interface; and generating the screen capture picture that comprises at least the third interface. displaying the second interface; detecting a target information area selected by the user from the marked target information area comprised in the second interface; modifying the second interface according to the selected target information area to obtain a third interface; and generating the screen capture picture that comprises at least the third interface.