A collection of shell scripts for Linux Mint / Cinnamon desktops.
Continuously poll a screen region to watch for highlighted/selected text and automatically read it aloud using the system text-to-speech engine. Select an area on screen and it will monitor for text changes, reading new content as you scroll or switch documents.
Output: Reads text aloud — no file output. Requires espeak or say.
xdotool, xclip, espeak (or say)
Record any area of your screen in MP4 format with optional audio (system, microphone, or headphones) and timer support. Select a draggable region on screen, choose your audio source, and hit record.
Output: Saves to ~/Videos/
ffmpeg, xdotool, zenity
Record system audio, microphone, or a mix as MP3 files. Choose your source, set a timer if desired, and start recording. Run the script again to stop.
Output: Saves to ~/Video/Audio/ as MP3
ffmpeg, zenity
Capture a screen region and extract text using Tesseract OCR. Supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese alphabet letters. The result is copied to the clipboard automatically.
Output: Copied to clipboard. Select a region and the extracted text is ready to paste.
tesseract-ocr, tesseract-ocr-eng, imagemagick, xdotool, xclip
Create, edit, and delete .desktop launchers for any executable script. Build launchers step-by-step, assign icons, and place them on your desktop or application menu.
Output: Creates system-integrated launchers you can use from menus or desktop.
zenity, xdotool
Capture a selected screen region and save as PNG — either to the clipboard (paste-ready) or to either a named file or a timestamped file.
Output: Clipboard or ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ as PNG
scrot, xdotool, xclip, libnotify-bin