flameshot
by flameshot-org
Flameshot is a free screenshot tool for Linux, Windows and macOS. It lets you capture part or all of the screen, mark it up with arrows, text and shapes, then save, copy or upload it.
Worth a lookEstablished, with a few things to check (listed below).
- Stars
- 31.4k +9 a day
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- C++
- Age
- 3459 days
What you can do with it
- Capture a region or the full screen and annotate it with arrows, boxes, text and pencil marks
- Copy screenshots to the clipboard, save them to a chosen folder or upload them to Imgur
- Run timed or scripted captures from the command line, for example to grab tooltips
Could replace
- Snagit
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Ways a business could use it
- Produce annotated screenshots for customer support replies and how-to guides without paying for a screenshot tool
- Create clear visuals for client bug reports, design feedback and documentation
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use. Anything you distribute that includes it must be open-sourced under the same licence.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install a prebuilt package from the releases page, your Linux package manager, Flathub or Snap, or a Windows or macOS download; it can also be compiled from source.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Capturing on some Wayland and minimal X11 setups needs extra configuration
- Imgur uploads make screenshots public on a third-party service, so avoid it for sensitive content
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
