ScreenShot+Record Desktop

So I wanted to customize the Pictures and Recordings folders, here's how to do it. WARNING, it may not be future proof, make a backup of the file first by for example typing this in your terminal: cp ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71/applet.js ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71/applet.js.bk Now that we have a backup, edit ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71/applet.js (~ is a shortcut to your home folder) Go to lines 125 and 131 (may vary on future updates, comment this lines putting // before them, and write the following (I'm showing the commented line and the change, you may customize the folder names, create those folders first): 125: // Util.spawn_async(["xdg-open", GLib.get_user_special_dir(GLib.UserDirectory.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)], null); Util.spawn_async(["xdg-open", GLib.get_user_special_dir(GLib.UserDirectory.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)+'/Screenshots/'], null); 131: // Util.spawn_async(["xdg-open", GLib.get_user_special_dir(GLib.UserDirectory.DIRECTORY_VIDEOS)], null); Util.spawn_async(["xdg-open", GLib.get_user_special_dir(GLib.UserDirectory.DIRECTORY_VIDEOS)+'/Recordings/'], null); This code will put Screenshots into ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ and Video Recordings into ~/Videos/Recordings/ After making this edit, press Alt+F2 and in the small box, type letter r and press Enter. Cinnamon will reload, now go to your applet and check that the Pictures Folder and Videos Folder are the ones you want.

Please add support to choose Applet Icon in Panel. Users with Custom Icon Packs cannot choose Icon themselves and have to live with whatever Icon is displayed in the Panel. Please add this Configuration option to this wonderful Panel Applet so users can themselves pick an Icon they would like to have.

Hello, Is there a shorcut for Selected Area Screenshot (such as CTRL+WKEY+S on Windows)? If not, could I setup one?

Also needs: libnotify-bin

Very Usefull app

Confirming the previous comment, has been an issue since LM21. Behaves fine for any subsequent use after the initial one. It's also quite a hindrance not being able to change where screenshots and videos are saved to.

Everytime I want to use the applet it never works at first click. I have to click second time to "activate" any of available screenshot options. Otherwise decent applet. Thanks!

Works very well. Video recording is saving with some glitches, but it's not a major problem. Overall, it's a clean and easy to use applet. My regards to icarter09.

I can't make it work in Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon. Packages have been installed. It seems to record but no file is saved in the default directory.

Even if there is still place for improvements/features, it is already very useful as is, thank you very much!

Great! It's useful applet

awesome app

What it does it does well but its not feature complete. Needs the option to copy to clipboard

thanks a lot. is it possible to change defaults images/videos locations and if yes, how ?

thanks

I cannot get this app to work. No error messages, it seems like its working but when i play the recorded video it is just blank. I'm using Kernel: 5.11.0-46-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal Any help/info would be appreciated. I have the following installed ffmpeg xdotool x11-utils. Doesn't work with or without audio.

My favorite capture program. I most often use this to copy screen contents to an app. It would be helpful if there were an option to make copying to clipboard automatic.

Thanks for this applet! To make it work on Arch Linux: `pacman -S ffmpeg xdotool xorg-xwininfo xorg-xdpyinfo` I also need to manualy add folders in `.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71/applet.js` and `.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71/recorder.sh`

Works great, many thanks for the development! This is definitely an enrichment for Linux Mint.

Tried Dragoş applet suggestion. Didn't work for me. No errors at least but even when I put in the default path I want, it still falls into ~/Pictures

yep, there is no audio on Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia with ffmpeg, xdotool and x11-utils installed.

Everything worked great until I upgraded to Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia. Since then when I try to record video (current window) with audio I get the audio but just a black screen for the video. I have ffmpeg, xdotool and x11-utils installed.

I like it but I do wish there was a way to record the desktop sounds and mic audio separate cause sometimes I want to record my desktop with sound but no mic audio included, Also if there was a way to change the default save location or it be able to ask you were you want the file to save to after the screenshots or recordings are done, that would be grand.

Until (and if) the author decides to improve this applet, I've taken upon myself to make a few changes which have been repeatedly asked here, namely 'save to clipboard' and 'allow custom paths for saving'. Disclaimer: I'm no programmer, and although the changes work for me (on Mint 19.2 beta) you may have a different experience. Please exercise caution if you decide to use the modified file! Also please note there are a few places where you would have to enter your own preferred info (save paths, image prefix/suffix, delay time) - those have been clearly marked in the beginning of the file. Special note: all spaces, parenthesis and other special characters need to be escaped by double-backslash (see the prefix example). Having said that, here's the new contents of applet.js that should replace the original at /home/<username>/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71 (make a backup copy of the original first !!!): //=============================================================== //ScreenShot+Record Applet By Infektedpc // Modded by Drugwash 2019.08.02 const Applet = imports.ui.applet; const Main = imports.ui.main; const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu; const Util = imports.misc.util; const GLib = imports.gi.GLib; const UUID = 'ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71'; const Gettext = imports.gettext; // The constant values below can be modified by the user const UImgPath = '/media/<username>/Data/Downloads/Pictures/Screenshots'; // destination path for images (escape any spaces, paranthesis etc in your path) const UVidPath = '/media/<username>/Data/Downloads/video/screencast'; // destination path for videos (escape any spaces, paranthesis etc in your path) const UImgPre = 'Screenshot\\ from\\ '; // Image filenames prefix (note the spaces escaped by double-backslashes!) const UImgSuf = ''; // Image filenames suffix (escape any spaces, paranthesis etc) const UDel = '5'; // User-defined delay (in seconds) for whole screen screenshot // No more user modifications after this point (unless you know what you're doing!) Gettext.bindtextdomain(UUID, GLib.get_home_dir() + "/.local/share/locale") function _(str) { return Gettext.dgettext(UUID, str); } function ConfirmDialog(){ this._init(); } function MyApplet(orientation, panelHeight, instanceId) { this._init(orientation, panelHeight, instanceId); } function SetSSpath(params) { var d = new Date(); var df = d.getFullYear() + "-" + ("0"+(d.getMonth()+1)).slice(-2) + "-" + ("0" + d.getDate()).slice(-2) + "\\ " + ("0" + d.getHours()).slice(-2) + "-" + ("0" + d.getMinutes()).slice(-2) + "-" + ("0" + d.getSeconds()).slice(-2); var imgpath=UImgPath + "/" + UImgPre + df + UImgSuf + ".png"; // global.log("Format=" + df + "\tPath=" + imgpath); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("gnome-screenshot " + " " + params + " -f " + imgpath); } MyApplet.prototype = { __proto__: Applet.IconApplet.prototype, defineScreenShotDefault: function () { //Advanced Screenshot - opens gnome-screenshot this.menu.addAction(_("Interactive ScreenShot"), function(event) { SetSSpath("--interactive"); }); }, defineScreenShotMenuItemC: function () { this.screenshotItemC = new PopupMenu.PopupSubMenuMenuItem(_("Copy to Clipboard")); this.screenshotItemC.menu.addAction(_("Current Window"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("-c -w --delay=1"); }); this.screenshotItemC.menu.addAction(_("Selected Area"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("-c -a"); }); this.screenshotItemC.menu.addAction(_("Whole Screen"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("-c --delay=1"); }); this.screenshotItemC.menu.addAction(_("Whole Screen (delayed)"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("-c --delay=" + UDel); }); }, defineScreenShotMenuItemS: function () { this.screenshotItemS = new PopupMenu.PopupSubMenuMenuItem(_("Save to Disk")); this.screenshotItemS.menu.addAction(_("Current Window"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("-w --delay=1"); }); this.screenshotItemS.menu.addAction(_("Selected Area"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("-a"); }); this.screenshotItemS.menu.addAction(_("Whole Screen"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("--delay=1"); }); this.screenshotItemS.menu.addAction(_("Whole Screen (delayed)"), function(actor, event) { SetSSpath("--delay=" + UDel); }); this.menu.addMenuItem(this.screenshotItemC); this.menu.addMenuItem(this.screenshotItemS); this.menu.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem()); }, defineRecordMenuItem: function () { this.recordItem = new PopupMenu.PopupSubMenuMenuItem(_("Record Screencast")); var self = this; //Start Recording With Audio this.recordItem.menu.addAction(_("Record Desktop With Audio"), function(actor, event) { self.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("media-record"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("bash " + GLib.get_home_dir() + "/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/" + UUID + "/screencapturesound.sh"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("notify-send --icon=gtk-add '" + _("Recording") + "' '" + _("With-Audio") + "'"); }); //Start Recording No Audio this.recordItem.menu.addAction(_("Record Desktop Without Audio"), function(actor, event) { self.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("media-record"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("bash " + GLib.get_home_dir() + "/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/" + UUID + "/screencapture.sh"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("notify-send --icon=gtk-add '" + _("Recording") + "' '" + _("No-Audio") + "'"); }); //Start Recording With Audio this.recordItem.menu.addAction(_("Record Current Window With Audio"), function(actor, event) { self.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("media-record"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("bash " + GLib.get_home_dir() + "/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/" + UUID + "/screencapturesoundwindow.sh"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("notify-send --icon=gtk-add '" + _("Recording") + "' '" + _("With-Audio") + "'"); }); //Start Recording No Audio this.recordItem.menu.addAction(_("Record Current Window Without Audio"), function(actor, event) { self.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("media-record"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("bash " + GLib.get_home_dir() + "/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/" + UUID + "/screencapturewindow.sh"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("notify-send --icon=gtk-add '" + _("Recording") + "' '" + _("No-Audio") + "'"); }); //Stop Recording this.recordItem.menu.addAction(_("Stop Recording"), function(actor, event) { self.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("camera-photo-symbolic"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("killall -SIGTERM screencapture.sh"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("killall -SIGTERM screencapturesound.sh"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("killall -SIGTERM ffmpeg"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("notify-send --icon=gtk-add '" + _("Recording-Stopped") + "'"); Main.Util.spawnCommandLine("notify-send --icon=gtk-add '" + _("Recording-Finished") + "'"); }); this.menu.addMenuItem(this.recordItem); this.menu.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem()); }, _init: function(orientation, panelHeight, instanceId) { Applet.IconApplet.prototype._init.call(this, orientation, panelHeight, instanceId); try { this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("camera-photo-symbolic"); this.set_applet_tooltip(_("Take A Snapshot or Record Your Desktop")); this.menuManager = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuManager(this); this.menu = new Applet.AppletPopupMenu(this, orientation); this.menuManager.addMenu(this.menu); this._contentSection = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuSection(); this.menu.addMenuItem(this._contentSection); this.defineScreenShotDefault(); this.defineScreenShotMenuItemC(); this.defineScreenShotMenuItemS(); //Record My Desktop - Dropdown Menu this.defineRecordMenuItem(); //Open Screenshot Pictures Folder this.menu.addAction(_("Open Pictures Folder"), function(actor, event) { // For the Pictures user folder Main.Util.spawn_async(["xdg-open", UImgPath], null); }); //Open Recorded Video Folder this.menu.addAction(_("Open Videos Folder"), function(actor, event) { // For the Videos user folder Main.Util.spawn_async(["xdg-open", UVidPath], null); }); // Doesn't work (yet) this.menu.connect('open-state-changed', Lang.bind(this, function(){ popupMenuExpander.setSubmenuShown(true); })); } catch (e) { global.logError(e); } }, on_applet_clicked: function(event) { this.menu.toggle(); }, }; function main(metadata, orientation, panelHeight, instanceId) { let myApplet = new MyApplet(orientation, panelHeight, instanceId); return myApplet; } //=============================================================== That's it, hope it works for you but don't blame me if it doesn't. :-)

Would be way more useful with the ability to change save location, at the moment this is not particularly useful.

Are there shortcuts to do selected area or window without having to click the applet icon on the panel? I want to capture another window that closes as soon as I click anywhere. I currently have to capture the whole screen and then edit it in GIMP or such. Yes, save location and filename would be a great option.

It would be nice if it would let me use a custom save path and save the image to my clipboard so I can paste it into another application too.

I noticed only one problem, around the sound, it always takes my sound from the microphone, Record Current Window With Audio - it takes a sound from my microphone, not with window.

EU/DE: Sehr gute Arbeit, keine Frage! Eine Option zum Ändern des Standardpfads für die Bildspeicherung, z.B. Bilder/ein Unterordner, würde das Applet noch komfortabler gestalten. ;) EU-brexit/UK: Very good work, no question! An option to change the default path for image storage, e.g. images/subfolders, would make the applet even more comfortable. ;)

Works great :), although I'm a little burden on the computer when recording. Add if you want the option of the screen resolution 720p and 480p and other formats eg mp4,3gp...

An error occurred during the installation of ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71. Please report this incident to its developer. Detaily: [Errno 13] Prístup odmietnutý: '/home/*****/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ScreenShot+RecordDesktop@tech71/applet.js'

Keyboard shortcuts to start and stop screen recorder, so I do not have to edit recording and remove the popup of my stopping the recording.

"Record Desktop" does not work.

Could you add options to configure where to save the screenshots and videos?

Very nice work!

Great applet

Useful.

Good shortcut.