--- title: Install ShareX for Linux on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of ShareX for Linux for on CentOS - ShareX for Linux — Screen Capture, After-Capture Workflow & Productivity Suite url: https://snapcraft.io/install/sharex/centos --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install ShareX for Linux on **CentOS** # ShareX for Linux (sharex) [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/sharex/centos#install) #### ShareX for Linux — Screen Capture, After-Capture Workflow & Productivity Suite ShareX for Linux v2.0.0 is a native PyQt5 automated screen capture, after-capture workflow pipeline, and desktop productivity suite engineered for Linux with 100% real OS screen capture, image effects, file hashing, and directory indexing. KEY FEATURES: • Automated Screen Capture & After-Capture Pipeline: Captures full screen, monitor, or custom region via X11/Wayland framebuffer (grabWindow) and runs a configurable 5-stage pipeline: 1. Apply Image Effects (Drop Shadow + Frame Border + Timestamp Watermark) via QPainter 2. Save Image to Disk (/tmp/sharex-captures/\*.png) 3. Generate Smooth 256px Thumbnail (\*\_thumb.png) 4. Compute Real SHA-256, MD5 & CRC32 Checksums 5. Export Shareable Data-URI / Markdown / HTML / BBCode Link Package (.json & .html) • ShareX Productivity Tools: Live Screen Color Picker (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK), Multi-Image Combiner (/tmp/sharex-captures/combined\_sheet.png), Real File Hash Checksum Verifier, and Directory HTML/JSON Indexer (/usr/share/pixmaps, /etc). • Workflow Task Audit Log & Manifest Manager: Real-time execution telemetry with millisecond timing, exact byte counts, SHA-256 verification, and full JSON/CSV manifest export. SUPPORT & DONATE: • Created by Thanh Nguyen — Support ongoing development: ### Package name * sharex --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 12 November 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ### Contact * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/sharex/centos#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about sharex ›](https://snapcraft.io/sharex) ## Enable snaps on CentOS and install ShareX for Linux Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/sharex/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command: ``` sudo yum install epel-release ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install ShareX for Linux To install ShareX for Linux, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install sharex ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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