maim (Make Image) is a utility that takes screenshots of your desktop.
It’s meant to overcome shortcomings of scrot and performs better in several ways.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Takes screenshots of your desktop, and saves it in png, jpg, or bmp format.
- Takes screenshots of predetermined regions or windows, useful for automation.
- Allows a user to select a region, or window, before taking a screenshot on the fly.
- Blends the system cursor to the screenshot. screenshot with cursor
- Masks off-screen pixels to be transparent or black.
- Cleanly pipes screenshots directly to standard output (unless otherwise specified), allowing for command chaining.
- Supports anything slop does, even selection shaders.
Website: github.com/naelstrof/maim
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Developer: naelstrof
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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Related Software
| CLI Screen Capture Tools | |
|---|---|
| maim | Make Image aims to improve on scrot |
| scrot | SCReenshOT is a simple command line screen capture utility |
| slop | Queries for a selection from the user and prints the region to stdout |
| wayshot | Screenshot tool for wayland compositors |
| termframe | Terminal output SVG screenshot tool |
| grim | Utility to take screenshots of Wayland desktops |
| shotman | Uncompromising screenshot tool for Wayland compositors |
| shotgun | Minimal screenshot utility |
| ImageMagick | Create, edit, and compose bitmap images |
| HyprCap | Capture screenshots and screen recordings on Hyprland |
| lqth | Simple but fast screenshot utility inspired by xscreenshot |
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