diff --git a/i3/.config/i3/config b/i3/.config/i3/config
index c675a95..4e575f6 100644
--- a/i3/.config/i3/config
+++ b/i3/.config/i3/config
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ bindsym $mod+o move workspace to output up
 bindsym $mod+p move workspace to output right
 
 # take screenshots
-bindsym $mod+s       exec --no-startup-id maim -suo | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
-bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec --no-startup-id maim -suo "${HOME}/Pictures/screenshots/$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').png"
+bindsym $mod+s       exec --no-startup-id bash x11-screenshot.sh --clipboard
+bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec --no-startup-id bash x11-screenshot.sh
 
 # use pactl for media keys
 set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
diff --git a/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh b/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..088d192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+unset use_clipboard
+if [[ "$1" == "-c" ]] || [[ "$1" == "--clipboard" ]]; then
+    use_clipboard="true"
+fi
+
+if ! $(which maim &>/dev/null); then
+    notify-send "[screenshot]" "missing \`maim\`"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ -n "${use_clipboard}" ]] && ! $(which xclip &>/dev/null); then
+    notify-send "[screenshot]" "missing \`xclip\`"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${use_clipboard}" ]]; then
+    screenshots_path="${HOME}/screenshots"
+    echo "${screenshots_path}"
+    if [[ ! -d "${screenshots_path}" ]]; then
+        mkdir "${screenshots_path}"
+    fi
+    maim -suo "${screenshots_path}/$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').png"
+else
+    maim -suo | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
+fi