diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index c2ae145..af54a74 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1711618169,
-        "narHash": "sha256-K5j+SlsGfyrJeBzcZVH02O8P4T+ep4UEFryVVBWFdAw=",
+        "lastModified": 1711716099,
+        "narHash": "sha256-j9j3O4iR0ovVZTgjUb2nyvyZ1fPNMrR0fm65E4kZcgo=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/master",
-        "rev": "439788fce09efff383768ac2403526f9e0fe5ddd",
-        "revCount": 136,
+        "rev": "83afce7f68f8ffc74f53642d2bac9e604bd64dfc",
+        "revCount": 137,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.outfoxxed.me/outfoxxed/quickshell"
       },
diff --git a/modules/hyprland/hyprland.conf b/modules/hyprland/hyprland.conf
index b9b3792..ba19a12 100644
--- a/modules/hyprland/hyprland.conf
+++ b/modules/hyprland/hyprland.conf
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ layerrule = animation fade, shell:background
 layerrule = blur, shell:bar
 layerrule = ignorezero, shell:bar
 
+layerrule = noanim, shell:screenshot
+
 layerrule = blur, walker
 layerrule = ignorezero, walker
 layerrule = animation popin 90%, walker
@@ -136,8 +138,10 @@ bind = $mod+SHIFT, return, exec, alacritty --class AlacrittyFloating
 bind = $mod, grave, exec, $launcher
 bind = $mod+SHIFT, q, hy3:killactive
 
+bind = $mod+SHIFT, s, exec, echo "screenshot" | nc -w 0 -U /run/user/1000/quickshell.sock
 bind = $mod, c, exec, echo "termselect:start" | nc -w 0 -U /run/user/1000/quickshell.sock
 bindr = $mod, c, exec, echo "termselect:stop" | nc -w 0 -U /run/user/1000/quickshell.sock
+bind = $mod, PERIOD, exec, quickshell -c lockscreen
 
 bind = $mod, f, fullscreen, 1
 bind = $mod+SHIFT, f, fullscreen, 0
@@ -163,10 +167,6 @@ bind = ,XF86AudioStop, exec, playerctl -a stop
 bind = ,XF86AudioNext, exec, playerctl next
 bind = ,XF86AudioPrev, exec, playerctl previous
 
-bind = $mod+SHIFT, s, exec, grim -g "$(slurp)" - | wl-copy
-
-bind = $mod, PERIOD, exec, quickshell -c lockscreen
-
 bind = $mod, h, hy3:movefocus, l
 bind = $mod, j, hy3:movefocus, d
 bind = $mod, k, hy3:movefocus, u
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/default.nix b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/default.nix
index 9b910fa..5ff1263 100644
--- a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/default.nix
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ in {
     qt6.qtimageformats # amog
     quickshell.packages.${system}.default
     pamtester # lockscreen
+    grim imagemagick # screenshot
   ];
 
   xdg.configFile."quickshell/manifest.conf".text = lib.generators.toKeyValue {} {
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/OverlayWidget.qml b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/OverlayWidget.qml
index 4910f66..7da1a18 100644
--- a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/OverlayWidget.qml
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/OverlayWidget.qml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Item {
 			yCurve.interpolate(p, collapsedLayerRect.y, expandedLayerRect.y),
 			xCurve.interpolate(p, collapsedLayerRect.width, expandedLayerRect.width),
 			yCurve.interpolate(p, collapsedLayerRect.height, expandedLayerRect.height),
-
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellGlobals.qml b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellGlobals.qml
index cc969f8..c4e047e 100644
--- a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellGlobals.qml
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellGlobals.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 
 Singleton {
+	readonly property string rtpath: "/run/user/1000/quickshell"
+
 	readonly property var colors: QtObject {
 		readonly property var bar: "#30c0ffff";
 		readonly property var barOutline: "#50ffffff";
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellIpc.qml b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellIpc.qml
index 3e796a4..6d8f7de 100644
--- a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellIpc.qml
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/ShellIpc.qml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Quickshell.Io
 
 Singleton {
 	property bool termSelect: false;
+	signal screenshot();
 
 	SocketServer {
 		active: true
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ Singleton {
 				onRead: message => {
 					console.log(message)
 					switch (message) {
+					case "screenshot":
+						screenshot();
+						break;
 					case "termselect:start":
 						termSelect = true;
 						break;
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/screenshot/Controller.qml b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/screenshot/Controller.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff000c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/screenshot/Controller.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+// very bad code DO NOT COPY
+
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
+import Quickshell.Wayland
+import ".."
+
+Scope {
+	id: root
+	property bool shooting: false;
+	property bool shootingComplete: false;
+	property bool visible: false;
+	readonly property string path: `${ShellGlobals.rtpath}/screenshot.png`;
+
+	onShootingChanged: {
+		if (shooting) {
+			grimProc.running = true
+		} else {
+			visible = false
+			shootingComplete = false
+			cleanupProc.running = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	Process {
+		id: grimProc
+		command: ["grim", "-l", "0", path]
+		onExited: code => {
+			if (code == 0) {
+				root.visible = true
+			} else {
+				console.log("screenshot failed")
+				cleanupProc.running = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	Process {
+		id: magickProc
+		command: [
+			"magick",
+			path,
+			"-crop",
+			`${selection.w}x${selection.h}+${selection.x}+${selection.y}`,
+			"-quality",
+			"70",
+			path,
+		]
+
+		onExited: wlCopy.running = true;
+	}
+
+	Process {
+		id: wlCopy
+		command: ["sh", "-c", `wl-copy < '${path}'`]
+
+		onExited: shootingComplete = true;
+	}
+
+	Process {
+		id: cleanupProc
+		command: ["rm", path]
+	}
+
+	QtObject {
+		id: selection
+		property real x1;
+		property real y1;
+		property real x2;
+		property real y2;
+
+		readonly property real x: Math.min(x1, x2)
+		readonly property real y: Math.min(y1, y2)
+		readonly property real w: Math.max(x1, x2) - x
+		readonly property real h: Math.max(y1, y2) - y
+	}
+
+	LazyLoader {
+		loading: root.shooting
+		active: root.visible
+		onLoadingChanged: console.log(`loading set to ${loading} at ${new Date()}`)
+		onActiveChanged: console.log(`active set to ${active} at ${new Date()}`)
+
+		Variants {
+			model: Quickshell.screens
+
+			property bool selectionComplete: false
+
+			Component.onCompleted: {
+				selection.x1 = 0
+				selection.y1 = 0
+				selection.x2 = 0
+				selection.y2 = 0
+			}
+
+			PanelWindow {
+				required property var modelData;
+				screen: modelData
+				visible: root.visible
+				exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
+				WlrLayershell.namespace: "shell:screenshot"
+				WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Overlay
+
+				anchors {
+					top: true
+					left: true
+					right: true
+					bottom: true
+				}
+
+				MouseArea {
+					id: area
+					anchors.fill: parent
+					cursorShape: selectionComplete ? Qt.WaitCursor : Qt.CrossCursor
+					enabled: !selectionComplete
+
+					onPressed: {
+						selection.x1 = mouseX + screen.x;
+						selection.x2 = selection.x1;
+						selection.y1 = mouseY + screen.y;
+						selection.y2 = selection.y1;
+					}
+
+					onPositionChanged: {
+						selection.x2 = mouseX + screen.x;
+						selection.y2 = mouseY + screen.y;
+					}
+
+					onReleased: {
+						console.log(`area: ${selection.x} ${selection.y} ${selection.w} ${selection.h}`)
+
+						if (selection.w > 0 && selection.h > 0) {
+							magickProc.running = true
+							selectionComplete = true
+						} else {
+							root.shooting = false
+						}
+					}
+
+					Image {
+						parent: area
+						anchors.fill: parent
+						source: root.visible ? root.path : ""
+						sourceClipRect: Qt.rect(screen.x, screen.y, screen.width, screen.height)
+					}
+
+					CutoutRect {
+						id: cutoutRect
+						anchors.fill: parent
+						innerX: selection.x - screen.x
+						innerY: selection.y - screen.y
+						innerW: selection.w
+						innerH: selection.h
+
+						NumberAnimation {
+							id: rectFlashIn
+							target: cutoutRect
+							property: "opacity"
+							duration: 200
+							easing.type: Easing.OutExpo
+							from: 0.0
+							to: 1.0
+						}
+
+						PropertyAnimation {
+							running: selectionComplete
+							target: cutoutRect
+							property: "innerBorderColor"
+							duration: 200
+							to: "#00ff20"
+						}
+
+						NumberAnimation {
+							running: selectionComplete
+							target: cutoutRect
+							property: "backgroundOpacity"
+							duration: 200
+							to: 0.0
+						}
+
+						NumberAnimation {
+							running: shootingComplete
+							target: cutoutRect
+							property: "opacity"
+							easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
+							duration: 150
+							to: 0.0
+							onStopped: root.shooting = false
+						}
+					}
+
+					Connections {
+						target: root
+
+						function onVisibleChanged() {
+							if (root.visible) {
+								rectFlashIn.start();
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/screenshot/CutoutRect.qml b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/screenshot/CutoutRect.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47cc27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/screenshot/CutoutRect.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import QtQuick
+
+Item {
+	id: root
+	property color backgroundColor: "#20ffffff"
+	property real backgroundOpacity: 1.0
+	property alias innerBorderColor: center.border.color
+	property alias innerX: center.x
+	property alias innerY: center.y
+	property alias innerW: center.width
+	property alias innerH: center.height
+
+	Rectangle {
+		id: center
+		border.color: "white"
+		border.width: 2
+		color: "transparent"
+	}
+
+	Rectangle {
+		color: root.backgroundColor
+		opacity: backgroundOpacity
+
+		anchors {
+			top: parent.top
+			left: parent.left
+			right: parent.right
+			bottom: center.top
+		}
+	}
+
+	Rectangle {
+		color: root.backgroundColor
+		opacity: backgroundOpacity
+
+		anchors {
+			top: center.bottom
+			left: parent.left
+			right: parent.right
+			bottom: parent.bottom
+		}
+	}
+
+	Rectangle {
+		color: root.backgroundColor
+		opacity: backgroundOpacity
+
+		anchors {
+			top: center.top
+			left: parent.left
+			right: center.left
+			bottom: center.bottom
+		}
+	}
+
+	Rectangle {
+		color: root.backgroundColor
+		opacity: backgroundOpacity
+
+		anchors {
+			top: center.top
+			left: center.right
+			right: parent.right
+			bottom: center.bottom
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/shell.qml b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/shell.qml
index 2898ed0..9c1c423 100644
--- a/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/shell.qml
+++ b/modules/user/modules/quickshell/shell/shell.qml
@@ -4,8 +4,30 @@ import Quickshell.Wayland
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import ".."
+import "screenshot" as Screenshot
 
 ShellRoot {
+	Process {
+		command: ["mkdir", "-p", ShellGlobals.rtpath]
+		running: true
+	}
+
+	LazyLoader {
+		id: screenshot
+		loading: true
+
+		Screenshot.Controller {
+		}
+	}
+
+	Connections {
+		target: ShellIpc
+
+		function onScreenshot() {
+			screenshot.item.shooting = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	Variants {
 		model: Quickshell.screens