Screenshot tools

• Arch wiki: Screen capture
• r/Screen shoot tool for hyprland

Wayland compatible tools

Including in-app screenshot editing

• flameshot
  • QT based
  • Few dependencies
  • Last release from 2022
  • Arch package flameshot
    • Arch package doesn't work
  • AUR package flameshot-git does
• shutter
  • Has dozens of Perl dependencies
• ksnip
  • QT based

No in-app editing

• screenshot.sh
  • Screenshot destination: Configured by ~/.config/ml4w/settings/screenshot-folder.sh: ~/Pictures/
  • Script location: ~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot.sh
  • Default screenshot tool configured by ml4w
  • Exports GRIMBLAST_EDITOR (currently set to pinta), but doesn't work
• maim
• menyoki
  • Screencast and screenshot utility that can also perform various image related operations such as making/splitting GIFs and modifying/analyzing/viewing image files
• elementary/screenshot
• screencloud
  • Upload only
• screengrab
  • QT
• gscreenshot
  • Allows to specify an app for further editing
• gnome-screenshot
• grimshot
  • A helper for screenshots within sway
• grimblast
  • A Hyprland version of Grimshot.
• hyprland-screenshot
  • Very basic, written in shell
• hyprshot
  • easily take screenshots in Hyprland using your mouse

Screenshots with grim + slurp

grim

apt install grim slurp

grim -g "$(slurp)" /tmp/s.png

Out of scope

• lightscreen
  • No source code found

Unmaintained:

• HotShots
• imgur-screenshot

Screenshot annotation tools

• satty
  • Rust
  • Modern screenshot annotation tool, inspired by Swappy and Flameshot