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title: Install ContourShot on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of ContourShot for Linux - Capture screenshots
  with an editable polygon selection
url: https://snapcraft.io/contourshot
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# ContourShot

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latest/edge 1.1.1

Install latest/edge of ContourShot

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install contourshot --edge
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

ContourShot is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* contourshot

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### License

* GPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 8 October 2026 - latest/edge

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/contourshot#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/contourshot#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/contourshot#tab-security)

#### Capture screenshots with an editable polygon selection

Shape your screenshot around the details you need. Start with a rectangle,
click the plus handle on any edge to add a vertex, and drag the vertices
to create a custom outline. The selected content stays visible while the
rest of the screen is dimmed.

Capture a polygon, a monitor, or an application window. Optionally straighten
edges with an adjustable tolerance from 0 to 45 degrees. Save transparent
PNG files and copy them to the clipboard. Undo and redo outline edits.

Designed for GNOME on Wayland. The current interface is in Russian.
This snap requests access using the system screen-sharing picker before
each capture. One monitor is captured at a time. If the desktop does not
identify the selected monitor, a single-monitor setup is required.

To use Print Screen, create a custom shortcut in your desktop keyboard
settings with the command /snap/bin/contourshot and free that key from its
previous action. This snap does not change global keyboard settings.

Screenshots are saved locally in ~/Pictures/ContourShot. No account,
telemetry, remote screenshot processing, or cloud upload is used.

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## Install ContourShot on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/contourshot/ubuntu)