diff --git a/maim-utils b/maim-utils
index 5c93905..07aec18 100755
--- a/maim-utils
+++ b/maim-utils
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ clip_focus(){
 	notify-send 'Maim utils' "Shot focussed window and sent it to the clipboard."
 }
 
+usage(){
+	cat >&2 <<EOF
+Usage: maim-utils <screenshot-type>
+	fullscreen|full: take screenshot of entire screen
+	selection|sel: take screenshot of rectangular selection
+	focus: take screenshot of focussed window
+	clip-fullscreen|clip-full|full-clip: take screenshot of entire screen and output to clipboard
+	clip-selection|clip-sel|sel-clip: take screenshot of rectangular selection and output to clipboard
+	clip-focus|focus-clip: take screenshot of focussed window and output to clipboard
+	open|show|screenshots: open screenshot directory
+EOF
+
 case $1 in
 	sel|selection) selection;;
 	sel-clip|clip-sel|clip-selection) clip_selection;;
@@ -44,4 +56,5 @@ case $1 in
 	focus) foucs;;
 	clip-focus|focus-clip) clip_focus;;
 	open|show|screenshots) xdg-open $savedir;;
+	*) usage;;
 esac