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Spectacle vs maim: catalog facts
Spectacle	maim
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode	Captures full screen, windows or selected regions Saves png, jpg or bmp
Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop	X11 only, does not work on Wayland Interactive selection depends on slop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
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 24, 2026

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