Update: Changed scripts, added wayland support for screenshots, added ability to control external monitors via ddcutil.

usr/local/bin/brightness_control

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 step=+5
 
 video_card=$(ls -1 /sys/class/backlight/)
-cur_brightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/brightness)
-max_brightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/max_brightness)
 
 while getopts s: flag
 do
@@ -13,18 +11,28 @@ do
         s) step=${OPTARG};;
         *) echo "Usage: -s <-value/+value>";;
     esac
-
 done
 
-step=$(echo "$step" | sed 's/+//g')
+if [ -n "$video_card" ] && [ -d "/sys/class/backlight/$video_card" ]; then
-step_c=$(( (step*max_brightness)/100 ))
+    step=$(echo "$step" | sed 's/+//g')
-# step_c=$(echo "scale=2; $step*($max_brightness/100)" | bc -l | sed 's/\..*$//')
+    cur_brightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/brightness)
-new_brightness=$((cur_brightness + step_c))
+    max_brightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/max_brightness)
 
-if [ "$new_brightness" -le "0" ]; then
+    step_c=$(( (step*max_brightness)/100 ))
+    # step_c=$(echo "scale=2; $step*($max_brightness/100)" | bc -l | sed 's/\..*$//')
+    new_brightness=$((cur_brightness + step_c))
+
+    if [ "$new_brightness" -le "0" ]; then
         echo "0" > /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/brightness
-elif [ "$new_brightness" -ge "$max_brightness" ] ; then
+    elif [ "$new_brightness" -ge "$max_brightness" ] ; then
         echo "$max_brightness" > /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/brightness
-else
+    else
         echo "$new_brightness" > /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/brightness
+    fi
+
+else
+    sign=$(printf "%s" "$step" | cut -c1)
+    value=$(printf "%s" "$step" | sed 's/^[-+]//')
+
+    ddcutil --disable-dynamic-sleep --noverify --skip-ddc-checks --sleep-multiplier 0.1 --bus 12 setvcp 10 "$sign" "$value"
 fi

usr/local/bin/brightness_level

@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 dir_icons="/usr/local/bin/icons"
+video_card=$(ls -1 /sys/class/backlight/ 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
 
-max_bri=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/*/max_brightness)
+if [ -n "$video_card" ]; then
-cur_bri=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness)
+    max_bri=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/max_brightness)
-
+    cur_bri=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/"$video_card"/brightness)
-cur_per=$((cur_bri * 100 / max_bri))
+    cur_per=$((cur_bri * 100 / max_bri))
-
-if [ "$cur_per" -ge 50 ]; then
-    dunstify "Screen" "Brightness: $cur_per%" -r 100 -i "$dir_icons"/sun.svg
 else
+    cur_per=$(ddcutil --disable-dynamic-sleep --noverify --skip-ddc-checks --sleep-multiplier 0.1 --bus 12 getvcp 10 2>/dev/null | sed -n 's/.*current value = *\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$cur_per" ]; then
+    if [ "$cur_per" -ge 50 ]; then
+        dunstify "Screen" "Brightness: $cur_per%" -r 100 -i "$dir_icons"/sun.svg
+    else
         dunstify "Screen" "Brightness: $cur_per%" -r 100 -i "$dir_icons"/moon.svg
+    fi
 fi

usr/local/bin/lock

@@ -5,15 +5,40 @@ green="9ece6a"
 red="db4b4b"
 wallpaper="$HOME/Pictures/wallpapers/background.png"
 
-i3lock -n --force-clock -F -i $wallpaper -e \
+  # --screenshots \
---refresh-rate=1 --line-uses-inside --pointer=default --pass-media-keys --pass-volume-keys --pass-screen-keys \
+swaylock \
---inside-color="$green" --ring-color="$green" --insidever-color="$green" --ringver-color="$green" --insidewrong-color="$red" --ringwrong-color="$red" \
+  -f \
---keyhl-color="$green" --separator-color="$green" --bshl-color="$green" --color=000000 \
+  -i $wallpaper \
---time-str="%H:%M" --time-size=160 --time-pos="960:300" --time-font="Open sans:style=Bold" --time-color="$font" \
+  --clock \
---date-str="%a %d %b" --date-size=45 --date-pos="960:380" --date-font="Open sans" --date-color="$font" \
+  --timestr="%H:%M" \
---verif-text="Verifying" --greeter-text="" --wrong-text="Wrong Password!" --noinput-text="No input" \
+  --datestr="" \
---verif-font="Open sans"  --greeter-font="Open sans" --wrong-font="Open sans" \
+  --indicator \
---verif-size=35 --greeter-size=35 --wrong-size=35 \
+  --indicator-radius=350 \
---verif-pos="960:540" --greeter-pos="960:600" --wrong-pos="960:540" \
+  --indicator-thickness=15 \
---verif-color="$green" --greeter-color="$font" --wrong-color="$red" \
+  --indicator-y-position=400 \
---bar-indicator --bar-direction=0 --bar-step=10 --bar-max-height=10 --bar-base-width=10 --bar-total-width=1920 --bar-color=00000000 --bar-pos="0:1070"  
+  --font="Open sans:style=Bold" \
+  --font-size=200 \
+  --text-color="${font}ff" \
+  --text-clear-color="${font}ff" \
+  --text-wrong-color="${red}ff" \
+  --text-ver-color="${font}ff" \
+  --text-caps-lock-color="${red}ff" \
+  --inside-color="00000000" \
+  --ring-color="00000000" \
+  --line-color="00000000" \
+  --separator-color="00000000" \
+  --inside-clear-color="00000000" \
+  --ring-clear-color="00000000" \
+  --line-clear-color="00000000" \
+  --inside-wrong-color="00000000" \
+  --ring-wrong-color="00000000" \
+  --line-wrong-color="00000000" \
+  --inside-ver-color="00000000" \
+  --ring-ver-color="00000000" \
+  --line-ver-color="00000000" \
+  --inside-caps-lock-color="00000000" \
+  --ring-caps-lock-color="00000000" \
+  --line-caps-lock-color="00000000" \
+  --key-hl-color="${green}ff" \
+  --bs-hl-color="${red}ff"
+  # --effect-blur 2x10

usr/local/bin/rofi-screenshot

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ get_options() {
   echo "  Full screen screenshot"
   echo "  Selected area video"
   echo "  Full screen video"
-  echo "  Record audio (microphone)"
+  echo "  Selected area video with audio"
-  echo "  Record audio (desktop)"
+  echo "  Full screen video with audio"
-  echo "  Selected area video with audio (microphone)"
-  echo "  Full screen video with audio (microphone)"
   echo "  Stop Recording"
 }
 
@@ -34,17 +32,11 @@ main() {
   '  Full screen video')
     screenshot -vf
     ;;
-  '  Record audio (microphone)')
+  '  Selected area video with audio')
-    screenshot -am
+    screenshot -vaad
     ;;
-  '  Record audio (desktop)')
+  '  Full screen video with audio')
-    screenshot -ad
+    screenshot -vfad
-    ;;
-  '  Selected area video with audio (microphone)')
-    screenshot -vaam
-    ;;
-  '  Full screen video with audio (microphone)')
-    screenshot -vfam
     ;;
   '  Stop Recording')
     screenshot -s

usr/local/bin/screenshot

@@ -9,145 +9,187 @@ mkdir -p "$screenshot_directory"
 mkdir -p "$videos_directory"
 mkdir -p "$audio_directory"
 
-# date=$(date '+%d-%m-%Y-%H-%M-%S') #10-08-2025-18-53-58
+# date=$(date '+%d-%m-%Y-%H-%M-%S_pc') #10-08-2025-18-53-58
-date=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S') #2025-08-10_18-53-58
+filename=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_pc') #2025-08-10_18-53-58
-screen_resolution="$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*$/\1/')"
+
-microphone="$(pacmd list-sources | grep -E '^\s+name: .*alsa_input' | cut -c 8- | sed 's/[<,>]//g')"
+# Detect display server
-desktop="$(pacmd list-sources | grep -E '^\s+name: .*alsa_output' | cut -c 8- | sed 's/[<,>]//g')"
+if [ -n "$WAYLAND_DISPLAY" ]; then
+    DISPLAY_SERVER="wayland"\
+    # h264_nvenc libx264rgb
+    VIDEO_CODEC="libx264rgb"
+    FRAMERATE=60
+    # microphone="$(pactl list sources | grep -A2 'Name:.*input' | grep 'Name:' | head -1 | awk '{print $2}')"
+    desktop="$(pactl list sources | grep -A2 'Name:.*output' | grep 'Name:' | head -1 | awk '{print $2}')"
+else
+    DISPLAY_SERVER="x11"
+    # yuv420p yuv444p rgba
+    VIDEO_CODEC="yuv444p"
+    FRAMERATE=60
+    screen_resolution="$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*$/\1/')"
+fi
 
 get_area(){
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
+        slurp_output="$(slurp)"
+        x=$(echo "$slurp_output" | cut -d' ' -f1 | cut -d',' -f1)
+        y=$(echo "$slurp_output" | cut -d' ' -f1 | cut -d',' -f2)
+        w=$(echo "$slurp_output" | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'x' -f1)
+        h=$(echo "$slurp_output" | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'x' -f2)
+    else
         slop="$(slop -n -f '%w,%h,%x,%y')"
         w=$(echo "$slop" | cut -d ',' -f1)
         h=$(echo "$slop" | cut -d ',' -f2)
         x=$(echo "$slop" | cut -d ',' -f3)
         y=$(echo "$slop" | cut -d ',' -f4)
+    fi
+    
     [ $((w%2)) -eq 1 ] && w=$(( w + 1 ))
     [ $((h%2)) -eq 1 ] && h=$(( h + 1 ))
     [ $((x%2)) -eq 1 ] && x=$(( x + 1 ))
     [ $((y%2)) -eq 1 ] && y=$(( y + 1 ))
     wh="${w}x${h}"
+    geometry="${x},${y} ${w}x${h}"
 }
+
+# audio devices (Wayland / PulseAudio)
+microphone="$(pactl list short sources | grep input | head -1 | awk '{print $1}')"
+desktop="$(pactl list short sources | grep output | head -1 | awk '{print $1}')"
+
 screenshot_selected_area(){
-    ffcast -q -g "$(slop)" png "$screenshot_directory/$date.png"
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
-    xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png "$screenshot_directory/$date.png"
+        geometry="$(slurp)"
-    notify-send -i "$screenshot_directory/$date.png" "Screenshot" "Area screenshot taken"
+        grim -g "$geometry" "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+        wl-copy < "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+    else
+        ffcast -q -g "$(slop)" png "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+        xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+    fi
+        notify-send -i "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png" "Screenshot" "Area screenshot taken"
 }
+
 screenshot_full_screen(){
-    ffcast -q png "$screenshot_directory/$date.png"
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
-    xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png "$screenshot_directory/$date.png"
+        grim "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
-    notify-send -i "$screenshot_directory/$date.png" "Screenshot" "Full screen screenshot taken"
+        wl-copy < "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+    else
+        ffcast -q png "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+        xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png"
+    fi
+    notify-send -i "$screenshot_directory/$filename.png" "Screenshot" "Full screen screenshot taken"
 }
+
 video_selected_area(){
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
+        geometry="$(slurp)"
+        wf-recorder -g "$geometry" -c "$VIDEO_CODEC" -r "$FRAMERATE" -f "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
+        grim -g "$geometry" -t png "/tmp/$filename.png"
+    else
         get_area
         ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -show_region 1 \
-    -f x11grab -video_size "$wh" -framerate 30 -i :0.0+"$x","$y" -pix_fmt yuv420p "$videos_directory/$date.mp4"
+        -f x11grab -video_size "$wh" -framerate "$FRAMERATE" -i :0.0+"$x","$y" -pix_fmt "$VIDEO_CODEC" "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
-    ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$date.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$date.png"
+        ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$filename.png"
-    notify-send -i "/tmp/$date.png" "Video" "Area video taken"
+    fi
+        notify-send -i "/tmp/$filename.png" "Video" "Area video taken"
 }
+
 video_full_screen(){
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
+        wf-recorder -c "$VIDEO_CODEC" -r "$FRAMERATE" -f "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
+        ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$filename.png" 2>/dev/null
+    else
         ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -show_region 1 \
-    -f x11grab -video_size "$screen_resolution" -framerate 30 -i :0.0 -pix_fmt yuv420p "$videos_directory/$date.mp4"
+        -f x11grab -video_size "$screen_resolution" -framerate "$FRAMERATE" -i :0.0 -pix_fmt "$VIDEO_CODEC" "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
-    ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$date.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$date.png"
+        ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$filename.png"
-    notify-send -i "/tmp/$date.png" "Video" "Full screen video taken"
+    fi
+        notify-send -i "/tmp/$filename.png" "Video" "Full screen video taken"
 }
-video_full_screen_rgba(){
+
-    ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -show_region 1 \
+video_selected_area_audio(){
-    -f x11grab -video_size "$screen_resolution" -framerate 30 -i :0.0 -pix_fmt rgba "$videos_directory/$date.mp4"
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
-    ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$date.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$date.png"
+        geometry="$(slurp)"
-    notify-send -i "/tmp/$date.png" "Video" "Full screen video taken (rgba)"
+        wf-recorder -g "$geometry" -c "$VIDEO_CODEC" -r "$FRAMERATE" --audio --audio-device "$desktop" -f "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
-}
+        grim -g "$geometry" -t png "/tmp/$filename.png"
-audio_microphone(){
+    else
-    ffmpeg -f pulse -i "$microphone" -metadata title="$date" "$audio_directory/$date.mp3"
-    notify-send "Audio" "Microphone audio recorded"
-}
-audio_desktop(){
-    ffmpeg -f pulse -i "$desktop" -metadata title="$date" "$audio_directory/$date.mp3"
-    notify-send "Audio" "Desktop audio recorded"
-}
-video_selected_area_audio_microphone(){
         get_area
         ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -show_region 1 \
-    -f x11grab -video_size "$wh" -framerate 30 -i :0.0+"$x","$y" \
+        -f x11grab -video_size "$wh" -framerate "$FRAMERATE" -i :0.0+"$x","$y" \
-    -f alsa -i default -pix_fmt yuv420p "$videos_directory/$date.mp4"
+        -f alsa -i default -pix_fmt "$VIDEO_CODEC" "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
-    ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$date.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$date.png"
+        ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$filename.png"
-    notify-send -i "/tmp/$date.png" "Video" "Area video with audio taken"
+    fi
+        notify-send -i "/tmp/$filename.png" "Video" "Area video with desktop audio taken"
 }
-video_full_screen_audio_microphone(){
+
+video_full_screen_audio(){
+    if [ "$DISPLAY_SERVER" = "wayland" ]; then
+        wf-recorder -c "$VIDEO_CODEC" -r "$FRAMERATE" --audio --audio-device "$desktop" -f "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
+        ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$filename.png" 2>/dev/null
+    else
         ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -show_region 1 \
-    -f x11grab -video_size "$screen_resolution" -framerate 30 -i :0.0 \
+        -f x11grab -video_size "$screen_resolution" -framerate "$FRAMERATE" -i :0.0 \
-    -f alsa -i default -pix_fmt yuv420p "$videos_directory/$date.mp4"
+        -f alsa -i default -pix_fmt "$VIDEO_CODEC" "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4"
-    ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$date.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$date.png"
+        ffmpeg -i "$videos_directory/$filename.mp4" -ss 00:00:01.000 -vframes 1 "/tmp/$filename.png"
-    notify-send -i "/tmp/$date.png" "Video" "Full screen video with audio taken"
+    fi
+        notify-send -i "/tmp/$filename.png" "Video" "Full screen video with desktop audio taken"
 }
+
 stop(){
     pkill -fxn '(/\S+)*ffmpeg\s.*\sx11grab\s.*'
     pkill -fxn '(/\S+)*ffmpeg\s.*\spulse\s.*'
+    pkill -fxn '(/\S+)*wf-recorder\s.*'
+    pkill -fxn '(/\S+)*pw-record\s.*'
     exit 1
 }
+
 help(){
 cat << EOF
+Display server: $DISPLAY_SERVER
 -h | -help | --help
 -s | -stop
 -sa | -screenshot_selected_area
 -sf | -screenshot_full_screen
 -va | -video_selected_area
 -vf | -video_full_screen
--am | -audio_microphone
+-vaad | -video_selected_area_audio
--ad | -audio_desktop
+-vfad | -video_full_screen_audio
--vaam | -video_selected_area_audio_microphone
--vfam | -video_full_screen_audio_microphone
 EOF
 }
+
 main(){
 while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
-    PARAM="$1"
+    case "$1" in
-    case $PARAM in
+        -h|-help|--help)
-    -h | -help | --help)
             help
-        exit 1
+            exit 0
             ;;
-    -s | -stop)
+        -s|-stop)
             stop
-        exit 1
             ;;
-    -sa | -screenshot_selected_area)
+        -sa|-screenshot_selected_area)
             screenshot_selected_area
             ;;
-    -sf | -screenshot_full_screen)
+        -sf|-screenshot_full_screen)
             screenshot_full_screen
             ;;
-    -va | -video_selected_area)
+        -va|-video_selected_area)
             video_selected_area
             ;;
-    -vf | -video_full_screen)
+        -vf|-video_full_screen)
             video_full_screen
             ;;
-    -vf_rgba | -video_full_screen_rgba)
+        -vaad|-video_selected_area_audio)
-        video_full_screen_rgba
+            video_selected_area_audio
             ;;
-    -am | -audio_microphone)
+        -vfad|-video_full_screen_audio)
-        audio_microphone
+            video_full_screen_audio
-        ;;
-    -ad | -audio_desktop)
-    audio_desktop
-        ;;
-    -vaam | -video_selected_area_audio_microphone)
-        video_selected_area_audio_microphone
-        ;;
-    -vfam | -video_full_screen_audio_microphone)
-        video_full_screen_audio_microphone
             ;;
         *)
-        echo "ERROR: unknown parameter \"$PARAM\""
+            echo "ERROR: unknown parameter $1"
             help
             exit 1
             ;;
     esac
     shift
 done
-# done
-set -e
 }
 
-main "$1" &
+main "$@"
-exit 0