Alternatives to Hyprshot

A command-line screenshot utility for Hyprland that captures windows, monitors or regions with the mouse. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Hyprshot.

  • grimblast

    A screenshot helper script for the Hyprland compositor, built on grim and slurp.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    grimblast offers ready-made Hyprland screenshot commands built on grim and slurp, shipped inside a script collection rather than as its own project.

  • grim

    A command-line tool that grabs screenshots from a Wayland compositor.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    grim is a scriptable command-line screenshot tool for Wayland compositors beyond Hyprland, pairing with slurp for region selection, though development has moved from its listed page.

  • wayshot

    A native command-line screenshot tool for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, written in Rust.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    wayshot is a Rust command-line screenshot tool for wlroots Wayland compositors, with libwayshot for embedding in other programs.

  • Flameshot

    A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Flameshot adds in-place annotation and a GUI with a CLI for keybindings, but on Wayland it needs portal or compositor support that varies.

  • ksnip

    A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ksnip works on Wayland with a graphical annotation editor and image-host upload, but it is not built around compositor keybindings and its releases are slow.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.