diff --git a/shell/bar/Bar.qml b/shell/bar/Bar.qml
index 746134d..966b507 100644
--- a/shell/bar/Bar.qml
+++ b/shell/bar/Bar.qml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Variants {
             // Left side of bar
             RowLayout {
                 spacing: 15
-                Layout.fillWidth: true
                 Layout.fillHeight: true
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
 
@@ -94,6 +93,7 @@ Variants {
                 Clock {
                     id: clock
                     color: ShellSettings.colors.active
+                    Layout.leftMargin: 5
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/shell/screencapture/Controller.qml b/shell/screencapture/Controller.qml
index 7827b0f..a6fcaa4 100644
--- a/shell/screencapture/Controller.qml
+++ b/shell/screencapture/Controller.qml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import QtQuick
+import qs
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
@@ -53,10 +54,30 @@ Singleton {
                         const height = Math.floor(selection.height);
 
                         let position = `${x},${y} ${width}x${height}`;
-                        let path = "/home/koss/Pictures/screenshot.png";
+
+                        // i hate javascript
+                        let date = new Date();
+                        let year = date.getFullYear();
+                        let month = date.getMonth();
+                        let day = date.getDay();
+                        let dateString = `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
+
+                        let hour = date.getHours();
+                        let minutes = date.getMinutes();
+                        let seconds = date.getSeconds();
+                        let timeString = `${hour}:${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+
+                        let fileName = `screenshot-${dateString}-${timeString}.png`
+                        const path = `${ShellSettings.settings.screenshotPath}/${fileName}`;
+
+                        console.log(`Screenshot saved to ${path}`);
+
+                        // take a screenshot with grim, probably a better way to get this path...
+                        let scriptUrl = Qt.resolvedUrl("root:scripts/screenshot.sh").toLocaleString();
+                        let scriptPath = scriptUrl.replace(/^(file:\/{2})/, "");
 
                         Quickshell.execDetached({
-                            command: ["grim", "-g", position, path]
+                            command: ["sh", scriptPath, position, path]
                         });
 
                         root.windowOpen = false;
diff --git a/shell/screencapture/SelectionRectangle.qml b/shell/screencapture/SelectionRectangle.qml
index ec205e5..71df1cf 100644
--- a/shell/screencapture/SelectionRectangle.qml
+++ b/shell/screencapture/SelectionRectangle.qml
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@ Item {
     property color overlayColor: "#80000000"
     property rect selectionRect: Qt.rect(0, 0, 0, 0)
     property point startPosition: Qt.point(0, 0)
+    property real borderSize: 2
+
     signal areaSelected(rect selection)
- 
-    // only send signal when selection rectangle has finished 
-    onVisibleChanged: areaSelected(selectionRect)
+
+    // only send signal when selection rectangle has finished
+    onVisibleChanged: {
+        if (!visible)
+            selectionRect.width -= borderSize;
+            selectionRect.height -= borderSize;
+            areaSelected(selectionRect);
+    }
 
     MouseArea {
         id: selectionArea
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ Item {
         id: rectangle
         color: "transparent"
         border.color: ShellSettings.colors.active_translucent
-        border.width: 2
+        border.width: root.borderSize
         x: 0
         y: 0
         width: 0
diff --git a/shell/scripts/screenshot.sh b/shell/scripts/screenshot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04f81ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/scripts/screenshot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Very basic script for taking a screenshot and then
+# copying it the clipboard
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <geometry> <path>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# create directory if doesn't already exist
+mkdir -p ~/Pictures
+
+# 1 - Geometry
+# 2 - Path
+grim -g "$1" $2
+wl-copy <$2