Rusty Capture

Rusty Capture is a Cross-Platform screen-grabbing and post-processing utiliy. This application allows you to capture your screen, post-process the captured image, and save it in various formats. Written in Rust, this utility is designed to work on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.

Features

1. Platform Support

   Rusty Capture supports multiple desktop operating systems, ensuring compatibility across various platforms.

2. User Interface (UI)

   The application comes with an intuitive and user-friendly interface that makes it easy to navigate and access all of its features.

3. Selection Options

   You can easily grab a custom area on your screen by using a click-and-drag motion. Further adjustments to the selected area are possible with subsequent interactions.

4. Hotkey Support

   To speed up your screen-grabbing process, Rusty Capture supports customizable hotkeys. You can set up your preferred shortcut keys for quick access.

5. Output Format

   The utility supports multiple output formats, including .png, .jpg, .gif. Additionally, it allows you to copy the screen grab directly to your clipboard.

6. Annotation Tools

   Rusty Capture comes with built-in annotation tools such as the possibility to draw shapes, add text and easily highlight or redact specific parts of the captured image, but also draw with a pencil tool. You are also able to rotate the captured image.

7. Delay Timer

   A delay timer function is available, which allows you to set up a screen grab after a specified delay. This is useful for capturing time-sensitive content.

8. Save Options

   You can customize the default save location for your screen grabs. The utility also supports automatic saving with predefined naming conventions.

9. Multi-monitor Support

   Rusty Capture can handle multiple monitors independently, allowing you to grab screens from any connected displays.

Libraries

1. eframe = "0.22.0" for the GUI
2. arboard = "3.2.0" for saving the image to clipboard
3. chrono = "0.4.26" time library (required for the screenshot name)
4. global-hotkey = "0.2.3" hotkeys library
5. image = "0.24.6" DynamicImage library, it's the main structure for saving and manipulating the image inside this program
6. screenshots = "0.7.0" Screenshot library
7. thiserror = "1.0.43" Error library, used inside the modules for creating custom-made errors
8. serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] } serializing library, used for writing settings
9. serde_json = "1.0"
10. imageproc = "0.23.0" Extension of the image library, used for creating lines, polygons etc inside the DynamicImage
11. rusttype = "0.9.3" Font Library