Greenshot Alternatives for Linux

Greenshot is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. 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 100 alternatives to Greenshot and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Greenshot are Ksnip, Spectacle, NormCap and Snipaste.

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  1. Flameshot icon

    Flameshot

     268 likes

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software
     
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  2. Ksnip icon

    Ksnip

     69 likes

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

    70 Ksnip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Annotations
     
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  4. Spectacle icon

    Spectacle

     38 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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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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  5. NormCap icon

    NormCap

     24 likes

    OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NormCap screenshot 1
     
  6. Snipaste icon

    Snipaste

     32 likes

    Snipaste is a simple but powerful snipping tool, and also allows you to pin the screenshot back onto the screen. Snip. Then paste. Free. Customizable. Portable.

    63 Snipaste alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Gyazo icon

    Gyazo

     30 likes

    Gyazo lets you instantly grab the screen and upload the image to the web. You can easily share on Chat, Social, Email, or anywhere!

    110 Gyazo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Screenshot online
     
  10. KSnapshot icon

    KSnapshot

     7 likes

    In December 2015, KSnapshot has been replaced by Spectacle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Ginj icon

    Ginj

     6 likes

    An open source multi-platform screen capture and recording tool for simple "capture / annotate / share" workflow. Ginj was inspired by Jing (now discontinued), but although there are similarities in the way both tools behave, Ginj is not Jing.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
    Ginj screenshot 1
     
  12. SunnyCapturer icon

    SunnyCapturer

     1 like

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    v5.0.1 on Windows 10
     
  13. GoFullPage icon

    GoFullPage

     13 likes

    The simplest way to take a full page screenshot of your current browser window. Click on the extension icon (or press Alt+Shift+P), watch the extension capture each part of the page, and be transported to a new tab of your screenshot where you can download it as an image or PDF...

    120 GoFullPage alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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