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Shutter - Feature-rich Screenshot Tool

Bug Reports

       If  you find a bug in Shutter, you should report it.  But first, you should make sure that it really is a
       bug, and that it appears in the latest version of Shutter.

       The latest version is always available from: https://github.com/shutter-project/shutter/releases

       Once  you   have   determined   that   a   bug   actually   exists,   please   report   it   at   github:
       https://github.com/shutter-project/shutter/issues/new

perl v5.40.0                                       2025-03-02                                         SHUTTER(1)

Description

Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program. You can take a screenshot of a specific area, window, your
       whole screen, or even of a website - apply different effects to it, draw on it to highlight points, and
       then upload to an image hosting site, all within one window.

Name

       Shutter - Feature-rich Screenshot Tool

Options

       Example 1
               shutter -a -p=myprofile --min_at_startup

       Example 2
               shutter -s=100,100,300,300 -e

       Example 3
               shutter --window=.*firefox.*

       Example 4
               shutter --web=http://shutter-project.org/ -e

   CAPTUREMODEOPTIONS-s,--select=[X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT]
               Capture an area of the screen. Providing X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT is optional.

       -f,--full
               Capture the entire screen.

       -w,--window=[NAME_PATTERN]
               Select a window to capture. Providing a NAME_PATTERN (Perl-style regex) is optional.

       -a,--active
               Capture the current active window.

       -m,--menu
               Capture a menu.

       -t,--tooltip
               Capture a tooltip.

       --web=[URL]
               Capture a webpage. Providing an URL is optional.

       -r,--redo
               Redo last screenshot.

   SETTINGSOPTIONS-p,--profile=NAME
               Load a specific profile on startup.

       -o,--output=FILENAME
               Specify a filename to save the screenshot to (overwrites any profile-related setting).

               Supportedimageformats:  You  can save to any popular image format (e.g. jpeg, png, gif, bmp).
               Additionally it is possible to save to pdf, ps or svg.

               Pleasenote: There are several wildcards available, like

                %Y = year
                %m = month
                %d = day
                %T = time
                $w = width
                $h = height
                $name = multi-purpose (e.g. window title)
                $nb_name = like $name but without blanks in resulting strings
                $profile = name of current profile
                $R = random char (e.g. $RRRR = ag4r)
                %NN = counter

               The string is interpretted by strftime. See "man strftime" for more examples.

               Asanexample:  shutter  -f  -e  -o  './%y-%m-%d_$w_$h.png'   would   create   a   file   named
               '11-10-28_1280_800.png' in the current directory.

       -d,--delay=SECONDS
               Wait n seconds before taking a screenshot.

       -c,--include_cursor
               Include cursor when taking a screenshot.

       -C,--remove_cursor
               Remove cursor when taking a screenshot.

   APPLICATIONOPTIONS-h,--help
               Prints a brief help message and exits.

       -v,--version
               Prints version information.

       --debug Prints a lot of debugging information to STDOUT.

       --clear_cache
               Clears cache, e.g. installed plugins, at startup.

       --min_at_startup
               Starts Shutter minimized to tray.

       --disable_systray
               Disables systray icon.

       -e,--exit_after_capture
               Exit after the first capture has been made. This is useful when using Shutter in scripts.

       -n,--no_session
               Do not add the screenshot to the session. This is useful when using Shutter in scripts.

Synopsis

       shutter [options]

See Also