# maim > Screenshot utility. > More information: . - Capture a screenshot and save it to the given path: `maim {{path/to/screenshot.png}}` - Capture a screenshot of the selected region: `maim {{[-s|--select]}} {{path/to/screenshot.png}}` - Capture a screenshot of the selected region and save it in the clipboard (requires `xclip`): `maim {{[-s|--select]}} | xclip {{[-se|-selection]}} {{[c|clipboard]}} {{[-t|-target]}} image/png` - Capture a screenshot of the current active window (requires `xdotool`): `maim {{[-i|--window]}} $(xdotool getactivewindow) {{path/to/screenshot.png}}`