FOSS:Flameshot
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 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 desktop-Linux FOSS cheatsheet.
Features
- Region / full-screen / window capture
- Built-in annotation tools (draw, highlight, blur, arrow, text)
- Upload to external image hosts (Imgur), save, copy to clipboard
- Configurable via a CLI and a system-tray icon
Alternatives
- gnome-screenshot — simple, GNOME-native
- Spectacle — KDE Plasma's screenshot tool
- Ksnip — annotation-focused, Windows/Linux