Tray X11 Screen Recorder

Tray X11 Screen Recorder is a system tray application to record your desktop using ffmpeg. It provides options to record the full screen or the active window with customizable framerate and sound settings.

Features

• Record Full Screen or Active Window
• Select Framerate (15, 24, 30, 60 FPS)
• Record with or without sound
• Easy access from the system tray
• Notifications for recording status
• About dialog with author information and GitHub link

Dependencies

Before running the application, you need to install the following dependencies:

• Python 3
• PyQt5
• ffmpeg
• xdotool (for capturing active window geometry)

Installation on Various Distributions

Arch/Manjaro/Garuda

sudo pacman -Syu python python-pyqt5 ffmpeg xdotool

Redhat/Fedora

sudo dnf install python3 python3-qt5 ffmpeg xdotool

openSUSE

sudo zypper install python3 python3-qt5 ffmpeg xdotool

Ubuntu/Mint/Debian

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pyqt5 ffmpeg xdotool

Solus

sudo eopkg install python3 python3-pyqt5 ffmpeg xdotool

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/apapamarkou/tray_X11_screen_recorder.git ~/Applications/tray_X11_screen_recorder
   chmod +x ~/Applications/tray_X11_screen_recorder/tray_X11_screen_recorder.py

Adding to Startup Programs

KDE

1. Open System Settings.
2. Go to Startup and Shutdown -> Autostart.
3. Click Add Login Script... and browse to the location of ~/Applications/tray_X11_screen_recorder/tray_X11_screen_recorder.py.
4. Select the script and click OK.

Gnome

1. Open Startup Applications from the application menu.
2. Click Add.
3. Enter a name for the application (e.g., Tray X11 Screen Recorder).
4. In the Command field, enter the path to ~/Applications/tray_X11_screen_recorder/tray_X11_screen_recorder.py.
5. Click Add.

XFCE

1. Open Settings Manager.
2. Go to Session and Startup.
3. In the Application Autostart tab, click Add.
4. Enter a name for the application (e.g., Tray X11 Screen Recorder).
5. In the Command field, enter the path to ~/Applications/tray_X11_screen_recorder/tray_X11_screen_recorder.py.
6. Click OK.

i3wm

1. Open your i3 configuration file (usually located at ~/.config/i3/config).
2. Add the following line:

   exec --no-startup-id ~/Applications/tray_X11_screen_recorder/tray_X11_screen_recorder.py

3. Save the file and reload i3 (usually Mod+Shift+R).

Usage

Once the application is running, you can access it from the system tray. Right-click the tray icon to access the menu options. Left-click the tray icon to start or stop recording.

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