I'm new to Ubuntu and trying to set up my daily requirement tools and features. One of the features I use most is screen snip.
Here are some screenshots that show what I mean by "screen snip":
Is there some way I could do the same in Ubuntu just by hitting Super+Shift+S and have the screenshot saved to the clipboard (without any external apps if possible)?
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This functionality is build in in standard Ubuntu. To change the existing shortcuts, open Ubuntu Settings and scroll to 'Keyboard Shortcuts'. Scroll down to the section "Screenshots". You will find entries to copy the entire screen, the current window or an area you select to the clipboard, as shown below:
You can change the hotkeys that are assigned by default to the ones you prefer. Click the command, and you will be prompted for the keystrokes that you would like to use as a shortcut. In my example, Ihave chosen super+shift+s
Pressing the delete symbol next to the command will revert to the default keystrokes.
1CTRL+SHIFT+PRINT-SCR copies the selected area screenshot to clipboard
SHIFT+PRINT-SCR save it to pictures folder.
You can access all these shortcuts from settings. Go to Settings → Keyboard shortcuts
This is for Ubuntu 20.04.2
if the tool is already installed, all you have to do is change the shortcut key; but if the tool is not installed, what is the command? in my case it was not installed.
sudo apt install xfce4-screenshooternow the command to snip a rectangular section of the screen selected by holding the left mouse button down and dragging is:
xfce4-screenshooter -rpress ESC to cancel
If you frequently take different types of screenshots (eg whole desktop, window-only, select area of a window), then the Screenshot Tool GNOME Shell extension may be useful.
This extension adds a menu in the Ubuntu system tray to easily select the type of screenshot:
There are plenty of useful settings, including auto save location and keyboard shortcuts:
