Capturing Desktop as Image Without Using the CGWindowListCreateImage Function - swift

Question

I've been using the CGWindowListCreateImage function for years to capture the desktop as an image. In Swift, I return an image (NSImage) as follows.
func makeCGWindowImage(size: CGSize) -> NSImage? {
if let imageRef = CGWindowListCreateImage(CGRect.infinite, .optionAll, kCGNullWindowID, .bestResolution) {
let image = NSImage(cgImage: imageRef, size: size)
return image
}
return nil
}
I need to use the CGWindowListCreateImage function in order to capture the desktop area involving not just my application itself but also others (folder windows, the Safari web browser window...). The thing is that I get an alert message regarding screen recording privacy if I use the window image function above.
The worst part of using the CGWindowListCreateImage function is that the reviewer rejects the application because the application unnecessarily shows the privacy message. If I ask the reviewer what screen recording privacy is for, he or she says that it's for making a video, which sounds like B.S. to me. And the reviewer suggests that I use alternatives. I've asked, but the reviewer doesn't say what those alternatives are. So are there alternatives to the CGWindowListCreateImage function for capturing the desktop area involving not just my application but also other windows.

Answer 1

No matter what method or API call you use; MACOS will ask for granting access to screen recording.
However this is a one time permissions and once the user has allowed access to the app then the privacy message will not show again and again.
There is no way to avoid the privacy message from being displayed at least once.
If you can elaborate more on your question that will get you a more targeted answer.