Open Source Shutter AlternativesTop Screenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like Shutter

The best open source alternative to Shutter is ShareX. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Shutter and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Shutter are Flameshot, Greenshot, Ksnip and Spectacle.

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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

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    Open-source screen capture and file sharing tool with recording, editing, and annotation features. Supports 4K, dark mode, theming, offline use, and offers a lightweight, ad-free experience without tracking user data.

    252 ShareX alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    Comments about ShareX as an Alternative to Shutter
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Better than Shutter by far

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Customizable, easy to use, wide range of tools varying from OCR to blur screenshots to color picker.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks ShareX is a great Shutter alternative.

    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to Shutter.

    • ShareX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Shutter.

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceShutter is also Free and Open Source
    • ShareX is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedShutter is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    75 Flameshot alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Powerful, yet simple to use open-source screenshot software
     
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    Starbeamrainbowlabs
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    It does screenshotting well, and has a smooth UI. I'd like to see some additional features like changing the colour of rectangles, a pixelating tool, and a slider for the blur amount though.

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    great standalone app, shutter requieres too many extra apps

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Flameshot is a great Shutter alternative.

    • Flameshot is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Shutter.

    • Flameshot is Free and Open SourceShutter is also Free and Open Source
    • Flameshot is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedShutter is not according to our users
  4. Greenshot icon

    Greenshot

     715 likes
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    Lightweight screenshot tool offering OCR, exports to Office apps and online storage, integration with external commands, supporting 32 languages and minimal space requirement.

    209 Greenshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. Ksnip icon

    Ksnip

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

    59 Ksnip alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    gppixelworks
    Positive
    1

    Better editing functions than other software currently available. However I found Shutter (now discontinued) superior to any replacements I've used.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Ksnip is a great Shutter alternative.

    • Ksnip is Free and Open SourceShutter is also Free and Open Source
    • Ksnip is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedShutter is not according to our users
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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.

    195 Spectacle alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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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.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Xfce4-Screenshooter icon

    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...

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. ScreenCloud icon

    ScreenCloud

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    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.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    ScreenCloud running on Windows 7
     
  13. Cropper icon

    Cropper

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    Cropper is a screen capture utility written in C#. It makes it fast and easy to grab parts of your screen. Use it to easily crop out sections of vector graphic files such as Fireworks without having to flatten the files or open in a new editor.

    64 Cropper alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MagicCap

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

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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