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 Linux alternative is Ksnip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Screenpresso and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Screenpresso are Spectacle, GoFullPage, HotShots and Swappy.

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Screenpresso alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Screen Recorders. Other popular filters includes Linux + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Screenpresso.
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Capture full-screen, window, or region screenshots with built-in editing for cropping, resizing, arrows, text, and effects. Integrates with online services.

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Screenpresso alternatives page was last updated Jan 8, 2025
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  1. Ksnip icon
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    Ksnip

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

    49 Ksnip alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Blur Filter
    4.  Edit screenshots
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Upload directly to Imgur
    7.  Upload Screenshot
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  OCR
    12.  Tabbed interface
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    • Ksnip is the most popular Linux alternative to Screenpresso.

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

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    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.

    186 Spectacle alternatives
    Spectacle screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Auto File Naming
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    9.  Upload Screenshot
    10.  Portable
    11.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  4. GoFullPage icon
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    GoFullPage

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    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...

    110 GoFullPage alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Share screenshots
    5.  Edit screenshots
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  5. HotShots icon
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    HotShots

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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.

    108 HotShots alternatives
    Main Interface

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    HotShots Features

    1.  Upload Screenshot
    2.  Portable
    3.  Edit screenshots
    4.  Share screenshots
    Editor Interface
    Snapshot parameters panel
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.2.0, released in September 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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  6. Swappy icon
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    Swappy

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    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.

    50 Swappy alternatives
    Swappy screenshot editor

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. KSnapshot icon
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    KSnapshot

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    In December 2015, KSnapshot has been replaced by Spectacle.

    79 KSnapshot alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KSnapshot Features

    1.  Goal Setting
    Discontinued

    Spectacle replaced KSnapshot with the release of KDE Applications 15.12 in December 2015. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSnapshot)

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  9. Xfce4 Screenshooter icon
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    Xfce4 Screenshooter

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    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...

    82 Xfce4 Screenshooter alternatives
    Xfce4 Screenshooter screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Gtk
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  10. Ginj icon
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    Ginj

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    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.

    38 Ginj alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile

    Ginj Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    3.  Share screenshots
    4.  Edit screenshots
    Discontinued

    The last version is from December 2021.

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  11. Screenshot icon
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    Screenshot

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    A simple application to take screenshots.

    38 Screenshot alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  GNOME3 integration
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  12. qscreenshot icon
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    qscreenshot

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    Simple creation and editing of screenshots.

    187 qscreenshot alternatives
    qscreenshot screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    qscreenshot Features

    1.  Share screenshots
    2.  Edit screenshots
    qscreenshot screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Official Google code page seems abandoned. Last update from Oct 12, 2013.

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  13. KSUploader icon
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    KSUploader

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

    17 KSUploader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    KSUploader Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Share Clipboard
    3.  Share screenshots
    4.  Support for FTP
    Discontinued

    This software is no longer maintained. Repo is now archived. See https://github.com/HermexTools/client-legacy

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  14. Gnome Screenshot icon
    Gnome Screenshot icon

    Gnome Screenshot

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    GNOME Screenshot is a utility used in the GNOME desktop environment for taking screenshots. It was part of the GNOME Utilities (gnome-utils) package, but was split into its own package for the 3.3.1 version in 2011.

    84 Gnome Screenshot alternatives
    Gnome Screenshot screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
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