For Linux Mint 21+ (Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE)

The modern Screenshot Tool for Linux Mint

Upgrade your Linux Mint desktop. Capture regions with pixel accuracy, draw clean arrows and highlights, blur sensitive credentials, and extract text via offline OCR — all in one native app.

$ curl -fsSL https://screention.gkernel.com/install.sh | bash

Installs the .deb with apt, the .rpm with dnf or zypper, or the AppImage on other distros. x86_64 only. Needs Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Linux Mint 21, Fedora 38 or newer, or openSUSE Tumbleweed.

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Screention editor with an arrow, a rectangle, a text label and numbered steps on a selected screen area

Everything you need to capture and communicate

No external image editors needed. Annotate, redact, and copy in one fluid motion.

Instant Region Snip

Select any desktop region with pixel precision and live width/height dimension readouts.

Arrows, Boxes & Pen

Draw clean callout arrows, highlight sentences, and box important details in 12 curated professional colors.

Privacy Blur & Pixelate

Redact passwords, email addresses, and confidential terminal text before sharing screenshots.

Offline OCR to Clipboard

Snip non-copyable dialogs, error messages, or documentation and extract clean text straight to your clipboard.

Mint Tray Integration

Sits docked in your Linux Mint system tray. View past captures anytime in the built-in Gallery.

No Account, No Forced Uploads

Capture, editing, and OCR run locally on your machine. No accounts and no mandatory cloud uploads, and usage counts can be turned off in Settings.

Works with the Cinnamon Desktop

Screention docks unobtrusively in your Linux Mint panel tray. Set your hotkey once, and capture any time.

Frequently asked questions

Why upgrade from Linux Mint's default screenshot tool?

Linux Mint includes a basic screenshot app, but it lacks essential workflow features: you cannot draw arrows, add rectangles, highlight text, blur sensitive information, or extract text with OCR. To edit a capture, you have to save the image and open an external editor like Pix or GIMP. Screention handles capture, editing, and copying in one step.

Does Screention work with the Cinnamon desktop?

Yes. Screention supports Linux Mint 21 and later, including the Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE editions. It docks into your system tray and responds to a global hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+A by default) that you can change in Settings.

How do I install Screention on Linux Mint?

Because Linux Mint is Debian/Ubuntu-based, you can install Screention with our 1-line script: curl -fsSL https://screention.gkernel.com/install.sh | bash, or download the official .deb package and install it with: sudo apt install ./Screention_*_amd64.deb

Can I bind Screention to the PrintScreen key in Linux Mint?

Yes. Open Mint Menu → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts. Click 'Add custom shortcut', name it Screention, set the command to screention --capture (without --capture it opens the main window), and assign it to PrintScreen. If PrintScreen is already used by Mint's own screenshot shortcut, remove that binding first. Ctrl+Alt+A needs no setup: it is Screention's default hotkey.

Is Screention lightweight and private?

Screention runs quietly in your system tray and needs no account. Your captures, OCR text, and gallery stay on your Mint machine unless you press Upload. The app sends pseudonymous usage counts (never your screenshots or their text), which you can turn off in Settings > Privacy.

Install Screention on Linux Mint