hyprshot
screenshot utility designed specifically for the Hyprland Wayland compositor
TLDR
Select and screenshot a region
SYNOPSIS
hyprshot [options] -m mode
DESCRIPTION
hyprshot is a screenshot utility designed specifically for the Hyprland Wayland compositor. It provides interactive selection for regions, windows, and outputs with clipboard integration.
Modes:
- region - Select a rectangular area
- window - Select a specific window
- output - Select a monitor/output
- active - Combined with window/output for current focus
Screenshots are saved to ~/Pictures/Screenshots by default. The tool uses slurp for region selection and grim for capture.
PARAMETERS
-m, --mode MODE
Screenshot mode: region, window, output, active-o, --output-folder DIR
Save screenshots to specified directory-f, --filename NAME
Set output filename--clipboard
Copy to clipboard only (don't save to file)-z, --freeze
Freeze screen while selecting-s, --silent
Don't send notification after screenshot-r, --raw
Output raw image data to stdout-d, --delay SECONDS
Wait before taking screenshot
CAVEATS
Requires Hyprland, grim, slurp, and wl-clipboard. The freeze option may not work on all systems. Window selection depends on Hyprland's client list.
HISTORY
hyprshot was created by Gustash as a convenient wrapper around screenshot tools for Hyprland users. It provides a streamlined interface compared to manually combining grim and slurp.
