Open Source Screenpresso Alternatives for Linux

Screenpresso 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 Ksnip. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Screenpresso and 14 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Screenpresso are Spectacle, HotShots, Satty and Screenshot.

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Screenpresso alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux, Linux + Open Source and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Screenpresso.
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  1. Ksnip icon
     65 likes

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

    59 Ksnip alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Ksnip is Free and Open SourceScreenpresso is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ksnip is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedScreenpresso is not according to our users
  2. Spectacle icon
     36 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.

    195 Spectacle alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Satty icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • GTK
     
  5. Swappy icon
     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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Ginj icon
     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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
     
  8. KSUploader icon
     4 likes

    KSUploader is a instant sharing tool, you can capture screens, upload files or your clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9.  1 like

    Simple cross-platform screenshot tool (CLI).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  10.  1 like

    Grab images from a Wayland compositor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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