Snipping Tool Alternatives for Linux

Snipping Tool is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. 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 100 alternatives to Snipping Tool and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Snipping Tool are Ksnip, Spectacle, KSnapshot and Gyazo.

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Snipping Tool alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools, but if you're looking for Screen Recorders or Screen Casting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Open Source, iPad, Google Chrome, iPhone, Portable and iPad + Screenshot Capture. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Snipping Tool.
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  1. 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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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    its fast and has better features

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    • HotShots is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
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    SunnyCapturer is a simple and beautiful cross-platform screenshot software that supports OCR for extracting text from images, image translation, custom stickers, and pinning images to the screen. Supports Windows, MacOS, Linux operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Collabshot icon
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    Free web and desktop application that enables quick screen grabs, easy URL-based sharing, and live, multi-person drawing and sketching.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
     
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    Cannot do region capture, nor can it do marking or highlighting.

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    • GNOME Screenshot is Free and Open SourceSnipping Tool is Free and Proprietary
  5. Satty icon
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    Satty is a screenshot annotation tool inspired by Swappy and Flameshot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Simple cross-platform screenshot tool (CLI).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    Screenshot and marker tool in javafx. Focus on lightwight fast mark and text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. qscreenshot icon
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    Simple creation and editing of screenshots.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Grab images from a Wayland compositor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  11. KSUploader icon
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    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
     
  12. Scup icon
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    Easily upload screenshot or files to FTP server and copy its URL address to clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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