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gimp-screenshot-grim-plugin

This GIMP plug-in lets the user select a region of a Wayland desktop and then creates an image from the selected region. The plug-in adds the menu item "Screenshot with grim..." to the File > Create menu.

DEPENDENCIES

Requires GIMP 3.0, at least Python 3.7, a wlroots-based Wayland compositor and the utilities grim and slurp.

INSTALLATION

Run the following commands to install the plug-in:

mkdir -p ~/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins
git clone https://github.com/voegelas/gimp-screenshot-grim-plugin.git \
    ~/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/screenshot-grim

Restart GIMP to enable the plug-in.

In GIMP, select Filters > Development > Python-Fu > Python Console. Then press "Browse..." and enter "plug-in-screenshot-grim" to see the usage information.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2025 Andreas Vögele

This program is free software; you can redistribute and modify it under the terms of the ISC license.