maim
lightweight screenshot utility for X11
TLDR
Capture full screenshot
$ maim [path/to/screenshot.png]
Capture selected region$ maim --select [path/to/screenshot.png]
Capture to clipboard$ maim --select | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png
Capture active window$ maim --window $(xdotool getactivewindow) [path/to/screenshot.png]
Capture with a delay of 5 seconds$ maim --delay 5 [path/to/screenshot.png]
Capture as JPEG with quality setting$ maim --format jpg --quality 7 [path/to/screenshot.jpg]
SYNOPSIS
maim [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
maim (make image) is a lightweight screenshot utility for X11. It can capture the entire screen, a selected region, or a specific window, saving in various formats.
PARAMETERS
-s, --select
Interactively select region to capture-i, --window ID
Capture specific window by ID-d, --delay SECONDS
Delay before capture-u, --hidecursor
Hide cursor in screenshot-g, --geometry WxH+X+Y
Set capture geometry-f, --format FORMAT
Output format (png, jpg, bmp, webp). Auto-detected from filename, defaults to png.-m, --quality QUALITY
Compression quality (1-10). For lossy formats, lower means smaller file size and lower quality.-B, --capturebackground
Capture content beneath the specified window as well.-q, --quiet
Disable any unnecessary stderr output.-k, --nokeyboard
Disable the ability to cancel selections with the keyboard.-l, --highlight
Highlight the selection instead of outlining it.
INSTALL
sudo apt install maim
sudo dnf install maim
sudo pacman -S maim
sudo apk add maim
sudo zypper install maim
nix profile install nixpkgs#maim
CAVEATS
X11 only, does not work with Wayland. Region selection requires slop. Window capture often used with xdotool.
