emersion/grim
Grab images from a Wayland compositor observed · 2026-09-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3043
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1617
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1004 stars · 38 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
grim is a small C utility for taking screenshots on Wayland compositors, supporting full-screen, per-output, and region captures. It integrates well with slurp for region selection and sway, and can pipe output to other tools like wl-copy or ImageMagick.
Use cases
- take screenshots on wayland
- screenshot a specific region on sway
- capture a single monitor output
- screenshot and copy to clipboard on linux
- pick a color from the screen
- scrot alternative for wayland
When to choose
- you use a Wayland compositor such as sway and need scriptable screenshots
- you want to pipe screenshot output to other tools like wl-copy or ImageMagick
- you need region selection integrated with slurp
When to avoid
- you are on X11, where scrot or maim are more appropriate
- you need a GUI screenshot tool with annotations or editing
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
image-processing cli desktop-applications operating-systems cli wayland screenshot sway scrot-alternative command-line linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/emersion/grim · fetched 2026-09-03 · 2f23ff407cd7
- homepage: https://wayland.emersion.fr/grim · fetched 2026-08-29 · 86b1a8e676ea
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| emersion/grim | main | 10 |
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