📸 Xhot It

Xhot it (read as "shot it") is just another screenshot app in your desktop: an experimental application. powered by Tauri v2.

Features

• 🖼️ Capture Area: capture screenshot using free selection
• 🪟 Capture Active Window: capture the active window only
• 🖥️ Capture Screen: capture the whole screen
• 🎨 Backdrop Background: setting backdrop background

Download

Download the executable files in our release page.

🍏 Known Issues in MacOS

1. Enable screen recording in Mac

• Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security
• Scroll down to Screen & System Audio Recording, click it
• Make sure to give access to "Xhot It" app.

▶️ https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchld6aa7d23/mac

2. Can not open the App

It was blocked by default in MacOS, you need to give an access to the installed app. Check these step by step:

• Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security
• Scroll down to Security section
• Make sure to "Open Anyway" when it's asked

3. Resolve app is damaged

If the App can not be open, and show message "App is damaged", you need to enter additional command in your terminal:

xattr -c /Applications/Xhot It.app

Development

Prerequisites

• bun: https://bun.sh/docs/cli/install
• rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

Install deps

bun install

Run app in your local

bun run tdev

Credits

• dimaportenko/code-helper for the base code
• screenshots and xcap for capturing screen
• active-win-pos-rs to detect active window position

Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people!

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