CosmicShot
A CleanShot X-style screenshot, screen-recording and annotation tool for Pop!_OS / COSMIC on Wayland — drag-select over a dimmed desktop and land straight in an editor.
About
The stock COSMIC screenshot tool captures fine but can't annotate on the spot. CosmicShot fills that gap: drag-select a region over a dimmed desktop with a live size readout, then land straight in an editor to draw arrows and boxes, add text and numbered steps, blur the sensitive bits — and copy, save, or upload a shareable link in one click.
It also records the screen to MP4 through the ScreenCast portal (with optional system audio or microphone), takes scrolling screenshots that stitch a long page into one tall image, and lives quietly in the panel as a tray icon.
Highlights
- Dimmed region selector — crosshair, live W × H readout, resize handles, multi-monitor aware
- Capture modes — region, whole screen, or a specific app window
- Scrolling screenshots — scroll through a long page and get one stitched image
- Screen recording — region, window or screen to MP4, with optional audio and a preview player
- On-the-spot editing — arrows, boxes, text, blur, spotlight, crop, numbered steps
- Share instantly — copy, save, pin to screen, or upload for a link
Install
curl -fsSL https://davidboulay.github.io/CosmicShot/install.sh | sudo bash
One line adds the signed APT repository; updates then arrive with sudo apt upgrade.
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