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 (Free, Open Source), Spectacle (Free, Open Source), GoFullPage (Formerly Full Page Screen Capture) (Freemium, Open Source) and FireShot (Freemium).

    This page was last updated Apr 2, 2021
    1. Features a free draw tool, arrows, lines, circles, and other tools for editing screenshots you take. There is no Text Box or Comment Feature. Screenshots can be uploaded to Imgur, saved to a local file, or copied directly to your clipboard to easily paste in other programs.
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      Flameshot vs Snipping Tool opinions
      Almost everyone thinks Flameshot is a great alternative to Snipping Tool.
      has every feature and more, better than other alternatives
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      Has the functionality of Snipping Tool (cutting from screen, etc) and a bit more, without being bloated.
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      User friendly, intuitiveness, configurable, features.
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    2. Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots. Latest ksnip version contains following features: * Supports Linux (X11, Plasma Wayland, GNOME Wayland and xdg-desktop-portal Wayland), Windows and macOS.
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    4. 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.
    5. Capture a screenshot of your current page in entirety and reliably—without requesting any extra permissions!.
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    6. Capture web page screenshots in Firefox, Chrome, Pale Moon or IE ... ... then edit and save them in a few clicks!
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    8. Gyazo lets you instantly grab the screen and upload the image to the web. You can easily share on Chat, Social, Email, or anywhere! Review and edit your images online at https://gyazo.com/history and on your iPhone with the Gyazo app. Gyazo Ninja (...

    9. Firefox Screenshots

      • Free • Open Source
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      • Windows
      • Linux
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        Intuitive screenshots baked right into the browser. Capture, save and share screenshots as you browse the Web using Firefox.
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      • ScreenCloud

        • Free • Open Source
        • Mac
        • Windows
        • Linux
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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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      • This is a default screenshot app for Linux Deepin.
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      • This application allows you to capture the entire screen, the active window or a selected region.
        Xfce4 Screenshooter vs Snipping Tool opinions
        pros, cons and recent comments
        Built into Xfce (which I use) and performs all the Snipping Tool functions that I know of.
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