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.

Simply install the following package(s):

• shutter (main)

There are some additional packages, providing special functionality:

• libgoo-canvas-perl (main) – needed to edit the pictures, really useful helper.¹⁾
• gnome-web-photo (main) – needed to take website screenshots.

1. Open Shutter
2. Go to Edit→Preferences→Keyboard
3. Enable both “Capture” and “Capture with selection” by check their check-boxes.

To take a delayed screenshot (useful to show context menus etc.):

1. Open Shutter
2. Go to Edit→Preferences→Main
3. 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.

Taken with Shutter, for sure

• GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) – If the basic image editor of Shutter is not enough.

• Official Shutter Project Page
• Shutter