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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


Flameshot is a powerful yet simple to use screenshot software for desktop Linux. Capture a region, annotate it (arrows, boxes, text, blur), and share or save the result. It is a common recommendation for the "screen capture" use case on the [[Cheatsheets:DesktopLinuxFOSS|desktop-Linux FOSS cheatsheet]].
Flameshot lives up to its official slogan:
 
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== Features ==
== Features ==


* Region / full-screen / window capture
* Region / full-screen / window capture via CLI&GUI
* Built-in annotation tools (draw, highlight, blur, arrow, text)
* Built-in annotation tools (draw, highlight, blur, arrow, text)
* Upload to external image hosts (Imgur), save, copy to clipboard
* Save, copy to clipboard, or upload to external image hosts
* Configurable via a CLI and a system-tray icon
* Configurable via CLI&GUI


== Alternatives ==
== Alternatives ==

Revision as of 20:39, 21 August 2026

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Free & open-source software — part of the FOSS collection.

Flameshot
Instance of free and open-source software
Developed by flameshot-org
Licence GNU GPL-3.0
Operating system Linux, Windows, macOS
Programming language C++
Official website https://flameshot.org
Source code repository https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot
Documentation https://flameshot.org/docs/
User interface GUI (graphical user interface), CLI (command-line interface)
Usecase screenshot
Succeeds/can replace

Overview

Flameshot lives up to its official slogan:

Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software.

Features

  • Region / full-screen / window capture via CLI&GUI
  • Built-in annotation tools (draw, highlight, blur, arrow, text)
  • Save, copy to clipboard, or upload to external image hosts
  • Configurable via CLI&GUI

Alternatives

  • gnome-screenshot — simple, GNOME-native
  • Spectacle — KDE Plasma's screenshot tool
  • Ksnip — annotation-focused, Windows/Linux

See also