Wayland compatibility

LinScreen screenshot capture on KDE Plasma Wayland

On KDE Plasma Wayland, LinScreen delegates screen selection and permission to the desktop portal. Correct KDE portal and desktop integration are part of the capture path.

Current beta: LinScreen 14.0.1 for Linux. Reviewed .

KDE Plasma requirements

Install xdg-desktop-portal and the KDE backend supplied by your distribution, normally xdg-desktop-portal-kde. Run LinScreen inside the same graphical user session as Plasma.

Verify installation and services

linscreen --version
gtk-launch org.linscreen.LinScreen
systemctl --user status xdg-desktop-portal.service
systemctl --user status xdg-desktop-portal-kde.service

The launch check confirms that Plasma can find the desktop ID. The service checks show whether the generic portal and KDE implementation are running.

Test capture modes

linscreen gui
linscreen full --path ~/Pictures/linscreen-full.png
linscreen screen --number 0 --path ~/Pictures/linscreen-monitor.png

Test full-screen and per-monitor capture separately. For a multi-monitor issue, include arrangement, scale factors and resolutions.

Portal chooser behavior

Wayland intentionally restricts direct access to screen contents. Plasma may display a chooser or permission dialog. This is expected and controlled by the desktop security model.

If capture fails

Do not install competing portal backends blindly. Record the active services and environment, then use the troubleshooting procedure. Choose the Debian package for integration or the AppImage for a portable test.

Report reproducible results

Open an issue in the official tracker with Plasma version, distribution, portal backend, session type, monitor topology and output. This beta does not claim support for every Plasma release.