ewerybody / kiekste

Screen capturing tool made with Qt for Python (WiP)

kiekste

Screenshot Tool with Qt for Python (WiP)

so far...

but why!? ლ(´﹏`ლ)

I know. There are already more screenshot tools than grains of sand in the observable universe. And yes I know ShareX and it was a big inspiration but .. OK here are my main points what I wanna have:

• #1 Draw rectangle, let it stay there, let me change it
• #2 Remember my last drawn rectangle
• #3 Take videos just the SAME convenient way one takes screenshots
• #4 Pick rectangle from existing windows
• #5 Let me change the Cursor shape/position on/off
• #6 Make it work with high DPI and multiple screens

Well in the combination I've seen nothing yet. So I've been hacking. Looking good so far. I'll keep doing it :)

On top of these there are SO much more awesome things one can do. Of course I'd like to:

• draw other things on the shot right away without opening something else.
• upload to favorite targets
• ...

Thanks 🙏

• Python
• Qt for Python
• feathericons

kiekste's Issues

make sure to video capture with dimensions divisible by 2

When using the free libx264 encoder it will complain like this otherwise

[libx264 @ 000001feb4cbe980] height not divisible by 2 (1200x781)

Remember my last drawn rectangle

I often need to shoot the same thing again. I don't wanna fiddle around to draw the exact same coordinates.
Things can be remembered!

Better even: Remember a bunch of last drawn ones!

Let me change the Cursor shape/position on/off

Currently its like take it or leave it. Well. .. we can draw on our image whatever we want. So we can draw a cursor.

• Draw Cursor on/off at remembered cursor pos
• Change cursor shape or position

Take videos just the SAME convenient way one takes screenshots

There is extra tools for this a lot! But surely: ShareX does a great job of offering almost the same experience and I got the idea of doing just that with ffmpeg from them 👍
cheers!

Pick rectangle from existing windows

All tools have this already. Should be easy to do 👍
What I'd love additionally: shrink or increase the size of the rectangle with easy modifiers.:

scroll wheel:

• outside the drawn rectangle: move edge or whole box
• inside the rect: grow/shrink
• 10x the pixels with Shift key

Draw rectangle, let it stay there, let me change it

Most screenshot tools just take the shot right after you released the mouse button.
I don't wanna do that. I don't wanna be rushed that way. I want to decide what happens first.

video capture records white frame

Apparently we need to make the frame a little bigger so the recorded area is still exactly visible but not part of the video.

Timed capture.

I though the whole screen capture and then drag rectangle would fix all the needs one would ever have for a timed capture mode.
But turns out there are certain things that change or go away on ANY key stroke. So calling the capture mode breaks it already :/

So I'd suggest we have a timed capture mode similar to the aA one but with the rectangle still drawn! Plus a progressbar indicating when to make the shot.

Make it work with high DPI and multiple screens

Currently I developed this with PySide2 but I know some things are going to break as soon as I switch to 6.
We should do it anyway. Its the right thing.