Screenshots and more with Shutter
CAPTURED
Take control of your screenshots with Shutter, which puts other screen
capture programs to shame.
Screenshot programs abound for Linux. Gnome users need only hit Alt+Printscreen, for example, for a shot of a single window, or just Printscreen to get a shot of the entire desktop. But what if you need a bit more control over your screenshots? And what about editing? Surely there’s a program that can do everything in one package.
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