spectacle
KDE Plasma screenshot capture tool
TLDR
Take screenshot
$ spectacle
Capture full screen$ spectacle -f
Capture active window$ spectacle -a
Capture rectangular region$ spectacle -r
Capture window under cursor$ spectacle -u
Capture after delay (in seconds)$ spectacle -d [5]
Save to file in background mode$ spectacle -b -o [screenshot.png]
Copy to clipboard in background mode$ spectacle -b -c
SYNOPSIS
spectacle [-f] [-a] [-r] [-d delay] [-o file] [options]
DESCRIPTION
spectacle is KDE's screenshot tool. It captures screen content with various options.Mode selection chooses the capture area: full screen, current monitor, active window, window under cursor, or a rectangular region.The delay option allows time to position windows or open menus before capture. Background mode enables scripted captures without showing the GUI.
PARAMETERS
-f, --fullscreen
Full screen capture.-a, --activewindow
Active window.-r, --region
Rectangular region.-d, --delay SECS
Delay in seconds.-o, --output FILE
Save to file.-c, --clipboard
Copy to clipboard.-b, --background
No GUI.-u, --windowundercursor
Capture window under cursor (including pop-up parents)-t, --transientonly
Capture window under cursor (excluding pop-up parents)-m, --currentmonitor
Capture the current monitor-p, --pointer
Include pointer in screenshot (background mode)-w, --nowindow
Launch without taking a screenshot-n, --nonotify
Suppress notification
CAVEATS
KDE/Plasma application. May not work on other desktops. Wayland has limitations.
HISTORY
Spectacle is the default screenshot application for KDE Plasma. It replaced KSnapshot with a modernized interface.
SEE ALSO
scrot(1), gnome-screenshot(1), flameshot(1)
