Shutter Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Shutter for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Flameshot, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Shutter and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Shutter are Ksnip, Spectacle, HotShots and KSnapshot.

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Shutter alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Screen Recorders or Note-taking Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Shutter.

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Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program for Linux based operating systems. It is free, open-source, and licensed under GPL v3.

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Shutter alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2022

maim
maim (make image) takes screenshots of your desktop. It has options to take only a region, and relies on slop to query for regions. maim is supposed to be an improved scrot.
5 maim alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Linux
maim VS Shutter
Is maim a good alternative to Shutter?

Kaption
A KDE utility similar to Jing or Skitch not yet as powerful as them ;) Nice, but what is it? It's an app that sit in the systray, left clicking the icon you can capture a screen region to draw arrows, boxes and text on it, than you can save the result (the screenshots shown h.
51 Kaption alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Linux
Kaption Features
Annotate Screenshot
Sits in the System Tray
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Discontinued
The last update is from 2011.

Kaption VS Shutter
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Gnome Screenshot
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.
83 Gnome Screenshot alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Linux
- FreeBSD
- GNOME
Gnome Screenshot VS Shutter
Is Gnome Screenshot a good alternative to Shutter?

MagicCap
MagicCap is an image/GIF capture suite for Mac and Linux featuring screenshot manipulation options such as blurring.
9 MagicCap alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, v2.1.2, released in December 2019, can be still downloaded from GitHub

MagicCap VS Shutter
Is MagicCap a good alternative to Shutter?

JBlitzPaint
Screenshot and marker tool in javafx. Focus on lightwight fast mark and text.
7 JBlitzPaint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JBlitzPaint VS Shutter
Is JBlitzPaint a good alternative to Shutter?