Open Source Lightshot Alternatives for Linux

Lightshot is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Flameshot. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Lightshot and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Lightshot are Ksnip, Spectacle, HotShots and ScreenCloud.

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Lightshot alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Color Picker Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, iPad, Linux + Open Source, iPhone, Open Source, Portable and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Lightshot.
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  1. Flameshot icon

    Flameshot

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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.

    106 Flameshot alternatives

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

     68 likes

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

    80 Ksnip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    • European Union flagEU
    Annotations
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  4. Spectacle icon

    Spectacle

     42 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.

    226 Spectacle alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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    • European Union flagEU
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  5. HotShots icon

    HotShots

     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
    Main Interface
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  6. ScreenCloud icon

    ScreenCloud

     20 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    ScreenCloud running on Windows 7
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  8. Swappy icon

    Swappy

     2 likes

    Swappy is a Wayland screenshot editing tool featuring brushes, text, shapes, arrows, and blur. Images can be saved locally or copied directly to the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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    • European Union flagEU
    Swappy screenshot editor
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  9. XerahS icon

    XerahS

     2 likes

    The most advanced screen capture tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ShareX reimagined with modern UI technologies, built from the ground up for cross-platform performance.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    XerahS screenshot 1
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  10. Unisic icon

    Unisic

     3 likes

    Unisic is a ShareX-style screenshot and screen-recording tool built natively for Linux Wayland, with first-class support for KDE Plasma/KWin and portable fallbacks via xdg-desktop-portal for GNOME, niri, and other compositors.

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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    • European Union flagEU
    Main menu of the app
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  11. MagicCap icon

    MagicCap

     1 like

    MagicCap is an image/GIF capture suite for Mac and Linux featuring screenshot manipulation options such as blurring.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    MagicCap screenshot 1
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  12. Scup icon

    Scup

     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
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  13. Satty icon

    Satty

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    Satty is a screenshot annotation tool inspired by Swappy and Flameshot.

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    • Linux
    • Rust
    • GTK
    Satty screenshot 1
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