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