Sloppy Recorder

A quick and dirty screen recorder for Linux and X11 using slop, ffmpeg, yad, and notify-send.

Installation & Usage

Ensure you have the following dependencies installed:

• slop for area selection
• ffmpeg for video and audio recording
• yad for the system tray icon
• notify-send for notifications

Optional dependencies:

• xclip for copying the video to the clipboard after recording
• xdg-open for opening the video directory after recording

Once the dependencies are installed, clone this repository and make the record.sh script executable:

chmod +x record.sh

Then bind a key in your desktop settings to run the script (I have mine set to Ctrl+F2).

Running the script will prompt you to select a window or area to record.
Once selected, you will receive a notification confirming the area has been selected, and running the script again will start the recording.
While recording, you can either click the tray icon or run the script one final time to stop and save the recording.

If you want to start recording immediately after selecting the area, use the -r flag when running the script.

Recorded videos will be saved in ~/Videos/ with the name recording_<date_time>.mp4.

A few options can be configured directly in the script, such as the audio source, CRF, and frame rate.