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What are the best screenshot programs for UNIX-like systems?
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Best screenshot programs for UNIX-like systems
Price
Platforms
License
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Flameshot
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac
GPLv3
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Shutter
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Spectacle
Free
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Scrot
-
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GIMP
-
Windows 10/8/7; Linux; MacOS
GPLv3+
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Flameshot
My Rec
ommendation
for
Flameshot
My Recommendation for
Flameshot
All
7
Experiences
2
Pros
3
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
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Pin tool
Pin screenshots on screen so that you won't have to scroll up and down to find something in a long document all the time.
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Con
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No delay for area shot
It can not add a delay for an area shoot.
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ExpertApollo's Experience
Best customization available in the options. Good interface. Light.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
License:
GPLv3
Tethered capture:
YES
Non-Distructive Editing:
YES
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Pro
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Edit and copy on the fly
Write texts, draw rectangles, circles, and arrows on a screenshot and copy all on the fly or save the edited picture to disk. You can change colors, sizes and widths of all the elements the tool provides.
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CharmingEurybia's Experience
The best screenshots application for linux.
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Pro
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Upload to Imgur
Take a screenshot and upload to Imgur with a click.
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Free
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Shutter
My Rec
ommendation
for
Shutter
My Recommendation for
Shutter
All
3
Pros
2
Cons
1
Top
Pro
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Built-in editor
Allows editing screenshots after capture.
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Con
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Takes time for launching
Takes around 30 secs to launch. Meanwhile screenshot can be easily captured with chromium extension or gnome-screenshot.
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Pro
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Quick sharing
There are available plugins to upload to services including Dropbox and Imgur.
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32
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Spectacle
My Rec
ommendation
for
Spectacle
My Recommendation for
Spectacle
All
19
Experiences
3
Pros
9
Cons
7
Top
Pro
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Upload to Imgur
It's very easy to capture and share an image via imgur. https://i.imgur.com/FgBP3EA.png
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Con
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Dependencies
Comes with a bunch of KDE dependencies.
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Ben Guy-Williams's Experience
Built in to plasma, this tool is awesome and is being well developed and improved so that many comments in Slant are now outdated and irrelevant.
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Pro
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Free and open source
Spectacle is licensed under MIT with source code available on GitHub.
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Con
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No edit possible: neither annotations nor highlighting
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Rafael Linux User's Experience
By far, the best screenshot for Linux.
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Pro
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Multi-monitor support
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Con
•••
No delay for area shot
You can not use a delay for an area shot.
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Reza A's Experience
This app is not at all related to screenshot taking group and it's only for mac not linux!
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Pro
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Great UX
Spectacle is easy to use and configure. It's plug and play.
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Con
•••
Limited window sizing capabilities
You can use 1/2 of the screen vertically and horizontally (divide into 4 parts). You can also use the screen in thirds too, but only the left and right third: you can't use the 1/3 in the center. There is no way to do a more granular distribution.
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Pro
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Simple hotkeys
Spectacle offers easy-to-remember preset hotkeys.
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Con
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Doesn't work with any Adobe products
There are some apps like Adobe Reader that do not work with Spectacle. Basically, any app with a heavily customized UI that breaks OS X accessibility will not work correctly under Spectacle.
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Pro
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Integrated with Plasma KDE
You don't need to install it in OpenSUSE 15 Plasma desktop. It's preinstalled.
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Con
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Breaks on macOS High Sierra / Chrome or Firefox
Doesn't support side by side windows.
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Pro
•••
Flexible and usable
It has a lot of possibilities. You just press the "PrtScreen" key and then you can configure all the useful features. You can just take a screenshot after X seconds or wait till you left click an area. Fantastic.
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Con
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Impossible to add new functions
While keyboard shortcuts can be changed for the available actions, there is no way to add custom actions which in turn limits the functionality of the app.
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Pro
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Low footprint
Spectacle only uses up 18-19 MB of RAM, which means there is not much overhead by using this app.
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Pro
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Mouseless
All windows in Spectacle can be controlled with keyboard shortcuts, so no mouse is needed. This makes for a fast way to control windows.
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Free
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Scrot
My Rec
ommendation
for
Scrot
My Recommendation for
Scrot
All
5
Experiences
2
Pros
2
Cons
1
Top
Pro
•••
Almost no dependencies
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Con
•••
CLI tool
You have to remember the syntax.
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DashingOtso's Experience
Easily scriptable to a hotkey.
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Pro
•••
Works everywhere
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pe ka's Experience
It is small and easy to use.
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GIMP
My Rec
ommendation
for
GIMP
My Recommendation for
GIMP
All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Extensive screenshot features
It can grab a window, area and more with or without delays.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows 10/8/7; Linux; MacOS
License:
GPLv3+
Tethered capture:
No
Non-Distructive Editing:
No, Feature in development with GEGL
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2
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HotShots
My Rec
ommendation
for
HotShots
My Recommendation for
HotShots
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Recommend
3
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Gnome Screenshot
My Rec
ommendation
for
Gnome Screenshot
My Recommendation for
Gnome Screenshot
All
8
Experiences
1
Pros
5
Cons
2
Top
Con
•••
Doesn't always work with fullscreen videos
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Pro
•••
Quick and easy screen capture, flawless
Captures either whole screen, current window or selected area. Fast and clean.
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AwesomestNikkal's Experience
A preeminent tool that suits your daily needs.
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Con
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No editing
Cannot edit the screenshots, can only capture whole screen, current window or selected area.
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Pro
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Lightweight
Takes only 6MB memory to install and leaves small footprint on system.
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Pro
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Takes screenshots with keyboard shortcuts
Grabbing screenshots is easy with the shortcuts: Prnt screen key to take a screenshot of desktop Alt+prnt screen keys to take a screenshot of a window Shift+prnt screen keys to take a screenshot of an area you select Ctrl key for copying the screenshot image into clipboard
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Pro
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Simple and sober GUI
Doesn't contain too many options in GUI which can confuse beginners.
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Pro
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Default screenshot program in many distros
Debian, MXLinux, Ubuntu and many other distros use it as their default screenshot program.
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FREE
Recommend
8
4
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Deepin Screenshot
My Rec
ommendation
for
Deepin Screenshot
My Recommendation for
Deepin Screenshot
All
1
Experiences
1
GraciousMandanu's Experience
Ist meiner Meinung nach das beste Tool fĂ¼r Screenshots
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3
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mate-screenshot
My Rec
ommendation
for
mate-screenshot
My Recommendation for
mate-screenshot
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Recommend
1
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xfce4-screenshooter
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ommendation
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xfce4-screenshooter
My Recommendation for
xfce4-screenshooter
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GNOME
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Free
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KDevelop
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KDevelop
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