SnipingToolAlt

FYI This is still being worked on and isn't finished. I thought I would just open source it now.

Why this was made?

This was made because I frankly don't really like Windows and macOS's snipping tool feature and I feel like it could be a bit better + this is quite fun to make :)

Building & Running

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+ (3.9 might work but has PyQt6 issues on macOS)
• pip or a Python package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repo:

git clone <repo-url>
cd SnipingToolAltt

2. Create a virtual environment (recommended):

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running

python -m src

Or directly:

python src/__main__.py

Default Keybinds

• Ctrl+Shift+S - Toggle overlay
• Ctrl+Shift+F - Fullscreen capture (when overlay is active)

Screenshots are saved to ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ by default.

Features

• Global hotkey overlay for region selection
• Automatic screenshot capture and clipboard copy
• Fullscreen capture support
• Configurable keybinds
• System tray integration
• Sequential screenshot naming
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

To-Do

• Clean up code
• Make sure it's fine for all OS's
• Add a better keybind selecting interface
• Overall improvements

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Sorry for the ass code btw ik 💀