Shutter – (Linux) Screenshots deluxe
Posted in free software, web on March 14th, 2009 by Gregor – 1 CommentPrelude: why write about a screenshot tool
It is a mistake to think that only “big” things (supported hardware, multimedia codecs, office applications and data conversion) matter when you want to successfully switch to an alternative operating system. For true happiness™, the small things are as, or even more, important – the things that make your daily work routine run smoothly and that you’ll only miss once you don’t have them anymore…
Taking screenshots is one of these small things. Everybody who develops digital tools and applications for end users will sooner or later reach the point where good visual documentation is needed – no matter how intuitive the user interface might be. And everybody who ever had to compile such an illustrated manual or wiki knows just how helpful a good screenshot tool is.
Running linux, this was one of the small things I always missed…
Enters Shutter
Shutter (formerly known as GScrot) has recently been released in version 0.7 erschienen in version 0.7.1 and is, despite its short history, already the best linux screenshot tool around, IMO. But let’s have a closer look at what makes Shutter a screenshot tool deluxe:
