naelstrof/maim
maim (make image) takes screenshots of your desktop. It has options to take only a region, and relies on slop to query for regions. maim is supposed to be an improved scrot. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 333
- age_days: 4722
- days_rel: 97
- days_push: 97
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2275 stars · 84 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
maim (Make Image) is a C++ command-line utility for taking screenshots of your desktop on X11, with support for capturing regions, windows, and interactive selection via slop. It is designed as an improved replacement for scrot, supporting multiple image formats, cursor blending, and piping output to stdout.
Use cases
- take a screenshot of my desktop from the command line
- capture a selected screen region interactively
- screenshot a specific window for automation scripts
- pipe a screenshot to another command like imagemagick
- capture screenshots in png, jpg, or bmp format
- replace scrot with a better screenshot tool
When to choose
- you need fast, scriptable X11 screenshots from the terminal
- you want interactive region or window selection via slop
- you need to pipe screenshot output into other tools
- you're automating screenshot capture on Linux/BSD
When to avoid
- you're on Wayland without XWayland support
- you need a GUI screenshot application with annotations
- you need screen recording or video capture
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
image-processing cli desktop-applications media bsd cli screenshot x11 scrot-alternative slop screen-capture command-line linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/naelstrof/maim · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6d2b7ed05d8f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| naelstrof/maim | main | 77 |
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