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Shutter
Shutter is a powerful Open Source Screenshot tool for the GNOME Desktop. It can take screenshots of a specific area, window, the whole screen, or even of a website.
Some features:
- Specialized image editor, enabling you to quickly draw on it to highlight points, rezise, cut or censor the screenshot.
- Upload service for image hosters.
- Brings a TrayIcon for quickly accessing the application.
- Keeps track of all screenshots during a session.
- Is able to generate thumbnails.
- Tools to capture tooltips and websites.
Installation
Ubuntu
9.10 Karmic and above
Simply install the following package(s):
shutter
(main)
There are some additional packages, providing special functionality:
gnome-web-photo
(main) – needed to take website screenshots.
Tips and tricks
Set Shutter as default screenshot tool (Print key)
- Open Shutter
- Go to Edit→Preferences→Keyboard
- Enable both “Capture” and “Capture with selection” by check their check-boxes.
Take a screenshot after X seconds
To take a delayed screenshot (useful to show context menus etc.):
- Open Shutter
- Go to Edit→Preferences→Main
- Configure the option “Capture after a delay of X seconds” as needed
Or use the small quick setting in the lower right corner of the main window.
Screenshots
See also
- GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) – If the basic image editor of Shutter is not enough.