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maim vs Spectacle: catalog facts
maim	Spectacle
Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Captures full screen, windows or selected regions Saves png, jpg or bmp	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
X11 only, does not work on Wayland Interactive selection depends on slop	Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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