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maikap

Getting started

maikap (ม่ายแขบ, Southern Thai for “no hurry”) is a tiny screen snipping tool. Launch it and drag a region: the picture is on your clipboard, ready to paste. Mark it up, then save as PNG if you like.

Pure Rust (egui + xcap + arboard), one codebase for macOS, Windows and Linux.

Install

Section titled “Install”

There are no prebuilt installers yet, so build from source.

  1. Install the Rust toolchain from rustup.rs

  2. Clone the project

    Terminal window
    git clone https://github.com/bank20baht/maikap.git
    cd maikap

  3. Run it

    Terminal window
    cargo run --release

Bundle a macOS app

Section titled “Bundle a macOS app”
Terminal window
scripts/build-app.sh   # → dist/maikap.app
open dist/maikap.app

Uninstall (removes the app, its saved state and permissions) with scripts/uninstall.sh.

Your first snip

Section titled “Your first snip”

  1. Open maikap. It snips straight away without showing a window first: every monitor dims, ready for a selection.

  2. Drag a region on any monitor (a selection can’t span two). Press Esc to back out.

  3. It’s on your clipboard. The editor opens with the picture; paste it into a chat or document right away.

  4. Mark it up, highlight, or press New to snip again. More in Using maikap.