Perl Screenshot Tool is a screenshot utility for Linux that works best on X11. It also supports Gnome Wayland through the gnome-screenshot backend.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Capture windows, regions, or entire screen.
- Easily drag and resize the area selector.
- View preview window (floating thumbnail) of screenshots.
- Save screenshots to files or copy directly to clipboard.
- Support for multiple image formats: PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF (if supported on your system).
- Customize the UI with your own icons, colors, and sizes.
- Set capture timers for perfect screenshots (choose from no delay, 3 second delay, 5 second delay, or 10 second delay).
- Options to remember last selection, show mouse pointer, capture window decoration, and allow capturing main window.
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Developer: crojack
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Perl Screenshot Tool is written in Perl. Learn Perl with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| Perl Screenshot Tool | Works best on X11. It also supports Gnome Wayland |
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