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mate-screenshot — Make screenshots in MATE desktop environment. More information: <https://manned.org/mate-screenshot>

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the mate-screenshot command: Make screenshots in MATE desktop environment. More information: <https://manned.org/mate-screenshot>.

Solution

mate-screenshot — Make screenshots in MATE desktop environment. More information: <https://manned.org/mate-screenshot>.

Create a fullscreen screenshot:

mate-screenshot

Create an active window screenshot:

mate-screenshot --window

Create a specific area screenshot:

mate-screenshot --area

Create a screenshot interactively:

mate-screenshot --interactive

Create a screenshot without borders:

mate-screenshot --window --remove-border

Create a screenshot with a specific effect:

mate-screenshot --effect={{shadow|border|none}}

Create a screenshot with a specific delay in seconds:

mate-screenshot --delay={{5}}

Code Snippets

Create a fullscreen screenshot

mate-screenshot

Create an active window screenshot

mate-screenshot --window

Create a specific area screenshot

mate-screenshot --area

Create a screenshot interactively

mate-screenshot --interactive

Create a screenshot without borders

mate-screenshot --window --remove-border

Context

tldr-pages: linux/mate-screenshot

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