KSnapshot Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to KSnapshot for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Flameshot, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to KSnapshot and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to KSnapshot are Ksnip, Spectacle, screensh and grim.

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  1. Flameshot icon
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    Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot tool that is cross-platform compatible, offering customization, editing features, CLI scripting, and direct Imgur uploads for seamless sharing. It provides an intuitive user experience through features like area selection, annotations, and saving options.

    87 Flameshot alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. Ksnip icon
     70 likes

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

    71 Ksnip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  3. Spectacle icon
     40 likes

    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.

    208 Spectacle alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  4.  1 like

    Simple cross-platform screenshot tool (CLI).

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  5.  1 like

    Grab images from a Wayland compositor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  6. HotShots icon
     9 likes

    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.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. 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...

    89 Xfce4-Screenshooter alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. SunnyCapturer is a simple and beautiful cross-platform screenshot software that supports OCR for extracting text from images, image translation, custom stickers, and pinning images to the screen. Supports Windows, MacOS, Linux operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Collabshot icon
     25 likes

    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
     
  10. Scup icon
     3 likes

    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
     
  11. qscreenshot icon
     1 like

    Simple creation and editing of screenshots.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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