Open Source scrot AlternativesScreenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like scrot

The best open source alternative to scrot is maim. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked five alternatives to scrot and three of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to scrot are shotgun (screenshot utility) and GNOME Screenshot.

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    maim

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    maim (make image) takes screenshots of your desktop. It has options to take only a region, and relies on slop to query for regions. maim is supposed to be an improved scrot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    maim -h
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    shotgun (screenshot utility)

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    shotgun can take a PNG of the screen, a specific window or a custom area. Minimal and fast.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
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    GNOME Screenshot

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    GNOME Screenshot is a utility used in the GNOME desktop environment for taking screenshots. It was part of the GNOME Utilities (gnome-utils) package, but was split into its own package for the 3.3.1 version in 2011.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
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    GNOME Screenshot screenshot 1
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