Flameshot
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.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- User friendly
- Customizable
- Configurable
- Privacy focused
Features
- Drawing on screenshot
- Annotate Screenshot
- Edit screenshots
- Selecting part of screen
- Upload directly to Imgur
- Shortcut keys
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Instant edit screenshots
- Blur Filter
- Highlighter
- Built-in Color Picker
- Filenames patterns
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Full-page Screenshot
- Share screenshots
- Built-in editor
- Upload Screenshot
- Portable
- PDF Redaction
- Support for scripting
- Goal Tracking
Flameshot News & Activities
Recent News
- Danilo_Venom published news article about Flameshot
Flameshot version 13.0.0 launches with Qt6 port and enhanced Wayland supportThe Flameshot team has officially launched version 13.0.0, the first release of the screenshot util...
Recent activities
atul0016 added Flameshot as alternative to Advanced Smart Capture- Occytan liked Flameshot
- giggling_lumber reviewed Flameshot
I use screenshot tools on Windows, more rarely on Linux distros. I am not satisfied with Flameshot, I try it once every few years, but every time I gave up on it because:
• It is designed as a way to replace the screenshot key, which can be useful in other cases (I like the ability to take instant screenshot without delay). Probably that spending some time with autohotkey or Powertoys I could set up another key to do that, but this is not the only limitation.
• Similarly, it is not really...
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What is Flameshot?
Highly customizable Customize the interface colour, button selection, keyboard shortcuts, how images are saved, and more with Flameshot's accessible configuration dialogue.
In-app screenshot editing You can choose to add an arrow mark, highlight text, blur a section (blur or pixelate an area), add a text, draw something, add a rectangular/circular shaped border, add an incrementing counter number, and add a solid colour box with Flameshot's built-in editing tools.
Simple & intuitive Using Flameshot is as simple as launching, dragging the selection box to cover the area you want to capture, making annotations as needed in on-screen and saving the shot to your computer, all with a very simple and straightforward interface.
Upload to online platforms Flameshot allows users to simply upload their screenshots directly to the cloud in order to easily share it with others. You can upload your image directly to Imgur with a single click and share the URL with others.
Command-line interface (CLI) Flameshot has several commands you can use in the terminal without launching the GUI via a command line interface. The command line interface lets you script Flameshot and use it as the subject of key binds.
Flameshot information
Developed by
Flameshot contributorsLicensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.4Alternatives
84 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
Photos & Graphics, Development, Office & ProductivityGitHub repository
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- 1,868 Forks
- 655 Open Issues
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Comments and Reviews
Great alternative to ShareX, works flawlessly. Easy to install and use, even when compiling it myself.
No new release since on Jul 3, 2022 Better alternative
Gradia
They just released version 13.
I use screenshot tools on Windows, more rarely on Linux distros. I am not satisfied with Flameshot, I try it once every few years, but every time I gave up on it because:
• It is designed as a way to replace the screenshot key, which can be useful in other cases (I like the ability to take instant screenshot without delay). Probably that spending some time with autohotkey or Powertoys I could set up another key to do that, but this is not the only limitation.
• Similarly, it is not really possible to use it in any way to edit a picture already captured in another way. There is an issue about this limitation dating back to 2018 and the latest version as of 2026-03-03 doesn't have a solution for it. 8 years without a solution… It's not great. I write down this comment so I can find it when I try to find a better screenshot solution in 2 years.
• The latest version on (windows) chocolatey is 12.1.0 (Jul 2022) while the latest available today (3rd of March, 2026) is 13.3.0 (Oct 2025)
Okay, wow. Should be the default on all operating systems. Intuitive, lots of features, easily configurable. And exportable settings!
Easy markups/saves an on captures. No signup/sign in. Flameshot's unique pin area option is a way to do regional page paste editing on-the-fly. For sorting/pasting Flameshot is the best option. Minor drawback.. it only works from tray or hotkeys. The tray popup can get in the way of the capture. It can mark up with text, lines etc before capture, but there's also a lesser-known program,
Toolwiz Care with a toolbar and markup ability where tray popup doesn't get in way, so it's a matter of choosing the right tool for the task.
Flameshot is fine in most respects, but it does not allow shortcuts to be assigned, which is a crucial feature for me, as I want to switch instantly between a regional shot and a window shot, using keys of my choice. Maybe in a later version...
Shortcuts can be assigned, but not to some key features that are likely wanted.
I have been using this one for years now and it has been a perfect alternative to Lightshot that I gave up on. Not much to say. It does it's job perfectly!