Linux Screen recorder script which allows you to select the recording area. As soon as the recording stops it gets automatically uploaded to imgur. Made for X11

simple-screen-recorder.sh

#!/bin/bash

CLIENT_ID="your_imgur_client_id"
TEMP_DIR="/tmp"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
VIDEO_FILE="$TEMP_DIR/screen_recording_$TIMESTAMP.mp4"
STOP_FILE="$TEMP_DIR/stop_$TIMESTAMP"

DISPLAY=":1.0"     # Put your real display here

cleanup() {
    [[ -f "$STOP_FILE" ]] && rm -f "$STOP_FILE"
    [[ -n "$FFMPEG_PID" ]] && kill -9 "$FFMPEG_PID" &>/dev/null
}
trap cleanup EXIT

for cmd in slop ffmpeg yad notify-send curl jq xclip xdpyinfo; do
    command -v "$cmd" &>/dev/null || { echo "❌ Missing: $cmd"; exit 1; }
done

record_screen() {
    notify-send "📹 Screen Recorder" "Select the area to record" -t 2000

    SELECTION=$(slop \
  -f "%x %y %w %h" \
  -b 6 \
  -c 0,0.4,1,0.9 \
  -l \
  -q)



    [[ -z "$SELECTION" ]] && { notify-send "❌ Screen Recorder" "Selection cancelled"; exit 1; }
    read -r X Y W H <<< "$SELECTION"
    W=$(( (W+1)/2*2 ))
    H=$(( (H+1)/2*2 ))
    notify-send "🔴 Screen Recorder" "Recording ${W}x${H} on $DISPLAY..." -t 1000

    # Start recording BEFORE launching the STOP button
    ffmpeg -v warning \
           -f x11grab -probesize 100M -analyzeduration 100M \
           -video_size ${W}x${H} -framerate 30 \
           -i "${DISPLAY}+${X},${Y}" \
           -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 20 \
           -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart \
           "$VIDEO_FILE" &
    FFMPEG_PID=$!

    # Launch STOP button
    screen_w=$(xdpyinfo | awk '/dimensions/{print $2}' | cut -d'x' -f1)
    btn_x=$(( screen_w - 160 ))
    yad --undecorated --skip-taskbar --on-top \
        --geometry=150x40+${btn_x}+10 \
        --button="🔴 STOP":0 &>/dev/null &
    BUTTON_PID=$!

    # Wait for button to close and stop ffmpeg
    wait $BUTTON_PID
    kill -TERM $FFMPEG_PID 2>/dev/null
    wait $FFMPEG_PID
    kill $BUTTON_PID &>/dev/null

    [[ ! -s "$VIDEO_FILE" ]] && { notify-send "❌ Screen Recorder" "Nothing was recorded"; exit 1; }
    notify-send "✅ Screen Recorder" "Recording finished: $VIDEO_FILE" -t 2000
}

upload_video() {
    size_mb=$(( $(stat -c%s "$VIDEO_FILE")/1024/1024 ))
    if (( size_mb > 200 )); then
        notify-send "❌ Screen Recorder" "File too large: ${size_mb}MB (>200MB)"; return 1
    fi

    notify-send "⬆️ Screen Recorder" "Uploading ${size_mb}MB to Imgur..." -t 3000
    RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Client-ID ${CLIENT_ID}" \
                   -F "video=@${VIDEO_FILE}" \
                   -F "type=video" \
                   https://api.imgur.com/3/upload)
    LINK=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r 'try .data.link // empty')
    if [[ -n "$LINK" ]]; then
        echo -n "$LINK" | xclip -selection clipboard
        notify-send "✅ Screen Recorder" "Uploaded! Link copied:\n${LINK}" -t 5000
        echo "🔗 ${LINK}"
    else
        ERR=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r 'try .data.error.message // .data.error // "Upload failed"')
        notify-send "❌ Screen Recorder" "Upload failed: ${ERR}" -t 5000
        echo "Error: ${ERR}" >&2
    fi
    rm -f "$VIDEO_FILE"
}

record_screen && upload_video