menyoki

Screenshot, screencast, and image operations on the command line

TLDR

Capture a screenshot of the focused window and save as PNG

$ menyoki capture png save

Record a screencast of a window as a GIF

$ menyoki record gif save

Split a GIF into individual frames

$ menyoki split [animation.gif]

Edit an image by converting to grayscale

$ menyoki edit --grayscale [path/to/image] png save

Analyze an image and print its details

$ menyoki analyze [path/to/image]

View an image in the terminal

$ menyoki view [path/to/image]

SYNOPSIS

menyoki [flags] [options] subcommand

menyoki is a screenshot and screencast utility that can also perform various image operations such as making/splitting GIFs and modifying/analyzing/viewing image files. Originally designed for recording terminal windows, it can be adapted for other purposes.Subcommands include capture for screenshots, record for screencasts, split and make for GIF operations, edit for image manipulation, analyze for image analysis, and view for terminal image display. Output formats include PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, ICO, TIFF, PNM, and GIF/APNG.Actions are composed as a chain of subcommands: the action subcommand is mandatory, while format and save subcommands are optional. During capture or record, key bindings allow selecting the target area or window.

PARAMETERS

-v, --verbose

Increase logging verbosity.

-q, --quiet

Do not show output.

-c, --config FILE

Set the configuration file.

--color HEX

Set the main color (default: 3AA431).

capture

Capture a screenshot. Accepts format subcommand (png, jpg, webp, bmp, ico, tiff, tga, pnm, ff, exr).

record

Record an animation. Accepts format subcommand (gif, apng).

split

Split an animation into frames.

make

Make an animation from frames.

edit

Edit an image. Supports --grayscale, --invert, --convert, --crop, --resize, --rotate, --flip, --blur, --hue, --contrast, --brightness.

analyze

Analyze an image and print its properties.

view

View an image in the terminal.

CAVEATS

Screen capture requires X11 on Linux. Key bindings are only active during capture or record operations.

HISTORY

menyoki was created by Orhun Parmaksız and is written in Rust.