Save screenshots in a dedicated subfolder (e.g. ~/Pictures/Screenshots/) instead of directly in ~/Pictures

[sporteka2]

Summary

Currently, screenshots taken with the default screenshot tool are saved directly in ~/Pictures/, mixing them with personal photos and other images. They should be saved in a dedicated subfolder (e.g. ~/Pictures/Screenshots/) to keep ~/Pictures organized.

Why this matters

• ~/Pictures/ quickly becomes cluttered with dozens of screenshot files
• Other desktop environments (GNOME, KDE, macOS) already store screenshots in a dedicated subfolder
• Users have to manually clean or organize screenshots

Suggested options

1. Default to ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ — create the folder automatically if it doesn't exist, mimicking GNOME's behavior
2. Make it configurable — add a setting in the screenshot tool (or in Nemo's preferences) to choose the save directory
3. Auto-create dated subfolders — e.g. ~/Pictures/Screenshots/2026/07/ for better organization

Related

Many users have asked for this (see e.g. Ubuntu and Linux Mint forums). The XDG Pictures directory is meant for user's personal images, not auto-generated screenshots.

[sporteka2]

This is not a Nemo issue — the screenshot tool is gnome-screenshot (upstream: GNOME GitLab). Closing as out of scope.

[Jeremy7701]

Probably depends on the screen-shot tool you are using.
If it is gnome-screenshot, it allows you to choose the destination directory, which becomes the default for next time you use it.

[mtwebster]

Cinnamon will no longer use gnome-screenshot moving forward. The save location is configurable in the new tool. It's already configurable in gnome-screenshot as well, but you need to use the 'dconf-editor' tool to set it (or perform the operation from a terminal using:

gsettings set org.gnome.gnome-screenshot auto-save-directory /home/your-new-folder