> I don't really know what the situation is for more noob-friendly DEs like GNOME, but on sway this tool is the i3-equivalent of push-button simplicity: On Gno

> I don't really know what the situation is for more noob-friendly DEs like GNOME, but on sway this tool is the i3-equivalent of push-button simplicity: On Gnome you can bind shortcuts to copy save to a file or copy to clipboard the whole screen, the current window, or a rectangular screen region. In the latter case, you can drag a rectangle with the mouse to choose the area you want to screenshot. There is a visual indication of the copied region (it blends a white rectangle over it), and the clipboard works with all applications (both Wayland and XWayland). For screen recording I've used Peek, which is pretty nice, too.