Maim
lastmod 2020-11-09created 2020-11-095 edits
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.
Features
- Takes screenshots of your desktop, and saves it in png, jpg, or bmp format.
- Takes screenshots predetermined regions or windows, useful for automation.
- Allows a users to select a region, or window, before taking a screenshot on the fly.
How to install
Example
To select part of the screen and save it to the clipboard, you can use xclip.
Troubleshooting
Failed to detect a compositor
The following error may be printed.
Install and run picom.