Immediately Editable Screenshots for Ubuntu
Updated on December 2020
As I told in my previous post https://medium.com/@dorukdestan/ubuntu-shortcut-for-partial-screenshot-to-clipboard-3a4018e8d3dd you can configure gnome-screenshot
to use with custom keyboard shortcut however if you are looking for a complete alternative for Windows’ snipping tool
with built-in editing just after a screenshot then you need Shutter
.
Install Shutter
For console savvy users:$ snap install shutter
If you don’t have snap then go with the traditional way:$ sudo apt install shutter
For console phobics:
https://snapcraft.io/shutter
Windows Snipping Tool Alternative
For a complete Windows Snipping Tool Alternative in Ubuntu we will make a simple configuration:
Step 1: Configure shutter to open screenshots with built-in editor so it automatically opens after a screenshot.
Step 2: Configure a keyboard shortcut
Command: shutter -s --disable_systray
…and you are done!
Usage
Hit your shortcut then screen goes semi-dark and you can select an area on the screen.
Note that different than gnome-screenshot
you can resize selected area after drawing it. You need to hit enter
to finalize screenshot.
Then edit your screenshot…
Your edited screenshot is in the clipboard!