scrot (SCReen shOT) is a simple commandline screen capture utility that uses imlib2 to grab and save images. Multiple image formats are supported through imlib2's dynamic saver modules.
| Tags | Desktop Environment multimedia Graphics Capture Screen Capture |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Original |
| Operating Systems | POSIX BSD Linux |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases


Release Notes: Enhancements were made to the thumnail code and options.


Release Notes: This version was updated to match the latest version of giblib.


Release Notes: Changing the mouse cursor for grabbing selections, and a new option to generate thumbnails.


Release Notes: This release adds a multiple display feature. If you run multiple displays (e.g., dual head), this feature will grab a screenshot from each display and join them together into one shot, all automatically.


Release Notes: This release includes optional WM border grabbing, beeping before grabbing the shot, and special format specifiers for file names and --exec strings (allowing you to use image properties or date information to generate filenames or run scripts).