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 15 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, Screenshot and Satty.

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

    68 Ksnip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  2. Spectacle icon
     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.

    205 Spectacle alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  3. HotShots icon
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    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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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Screenshot icon
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    A simple application to take screenshots.

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
  5. Satty icon
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    Satty is a screenshot annotation tool inspired by Swappy and Flameshot.

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    • Linux
    • Rust
    • GTK
     
  6. KSnapshot icon
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    In December 2015, KSnapshot has been replaced by Spectacle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. 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)

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    • Linux
     
  8. 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...

    88 Xfce4-Screenshooter alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. 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.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. XerahS icon
     1 like

    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
     
  12.  1 like

    Simple cross-platform screenshot tool (CLI).

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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