GNOME Screenshot Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to GNOME Screenshot for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ksnip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GNOME Screenshot and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to GNOME Screenshot are Spectacle, HotShots, KSnapshot and Xfce4-Screenshooter.

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  1. Ksnip icon
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    Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.

    58 Ksnip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
    • Ksnip is the most popular Linux alternative to GNOME Screenshot.

    • Ksnip is Free and Open SourceGNOME Screenshot is also Free and Open Source
    • Ksnip is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedGNOME Screenshot is not according to our users
  2. Spectacle icon
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    Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.

    194 Spectacle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  3. HotShots icon
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    Hotshots is a screenshot tool with some editing features. It is particularly suitable for writing documentation (as used in the following chapters) but you can use it to highlight some details on a map image or what ever you want.

    111 HotShots alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    This application allows you to capture the entire screen, the active window or a selected region. You can set the delay that elapses before the screenshot is taken and the action that will be done with the screenshot: save it to a PNG file, copy it to the clipboard, open it...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. ScreenCloud icon
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    ScreenCloud is an easy to use screenshot sharing application. Take a screenshot using one of the 3 hotkeys or simply click the ScreenCloud tray icon. You can choose where you want to save your screenshot.

    54 ScreenCloud alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. Collabshot icon
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    Free web and desktop application that enables quick screen grabs, easy URL-based sharing, and live, multi-person drawing and sketching.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Scup icon
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    Easily upload screenshot or files to FTP server and copy its URL address to clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. qscreenshot icon
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    Simple creation and editing of screenshots.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. maim icon
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    maim (make image) takes screenshots of your desktop. It has options to take only a region, and relies on slop to query for regions. maim is supposed to be an improved scrot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    shotgun can take a PNG of the screen, a specific window or a custom area. Minimal and fast.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
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