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grim vs Spectacle: catalog facts
grim	Spectacle
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Small and scriptable Captures outputs, regions or windows	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
Wayland only No graphical interface or annotation	Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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