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scrot vs Spectacle: catalog facts
scrot	Spectacle
Free Free and open source with no paid tier.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Lightweight and easy to script Simple to bind to a key in any window manager	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
X11 only, not for Wayland sessions No built-in annotation or video recording	Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open 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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