The original author points to some pros over scrot or imagemagick's import specifically[0] https://github.com/naelstrof/maim#why-use-maim-over-import-or-scrot
in short: * maim supports taking screenshots with predefined regions through flags * the slop util which is used for region selection (optionally, to be packaged in a separate ITP) has much better error handling than scrot's screen selection, and fixes issues w/ the scrot selection dialog ending up in the end screenshot image [1] * better multi-monitor support specifically wrt off-screen pixels and preventing them from being visible in end screenshot. * supports screenshots w/ the cursor included I understand that there might already exist other utilities for this function in Debian but I think these are considerable improvements that make it worth having in Debian. [0] - https://github.com/naelstrof/maim#why-use-maim-over-import-or-scrot [1] - https://github.com/naelstrof/slop#lets-see-some-action Neil Williams: > There are a number of packages in Debian which already do exactly this. > What is this package actually going to add over the current set? Each > desktop already has a screenshot applet of it's own and screengrab > exists as a crossplatform screenshot tool. > > Is it executable remotely? Does it have some extras not covered in the > description? There needs to be something to make this worth having in > Debian besides being another me-too vanity package.
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