ksnip

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Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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Install using the command line

sudo snap install ksnip

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Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.

  • Supports Linux (X11, Plasma Wayland, GNOME Wayland and xdg-desktop-portal Wayland), Windows and macOS.
  • Screenshot of a custom rectangular area that can be drawn with mouse cursor.
  • Screenshot of last selected rectangular area without selecting again.
  • Screenshot of the screen/monitor where the mouse cursor is currently located.
  • Screenshot of full-screen, including all screens/monitors.
  • Screenshot of window that currently has focus.
  • Screenshot of window under mouse cursor.
  • Screenshot with or without mouse cursor.
  • Capture mouse cursor as annotation item that can be moved and deleted.
  • Customizable capture delay for all capture options.
  • Upload screenshots directly to imgur.com in anonymous or user mode.
  • Upload screenshots via FTP in anonymous or user mode.
  • Upload screenshots via custom user defined scripts.
  • Command-line support, for capturing screenshots and saving to default location, filename and format.
  • Filename wildcards for Year ($Y), Month ($M), Day ($D), Time ($T) and Counter (multiple # characters for number with zero-leading padding).
  • Print screenshot or save it to PDF/PS.
  • Annotate screenshots with pen, marker, rectangles, ellipses, texts and other tools.
  • Annotate screenshots with stickers and add custom stickers.
  • Crop and cut out vertical/horizontal slices of images.
  • Obfuscate image regions with blur and pixelate.
  • Add effects to image (Drop Shadow, Grayscale, invert color or Border).
  • Add watermarks to captured images.
  • Global hotkeys for capturing screenshots (currently only for Windows and X11).
  • Tabs for screenshots and images.
  • Open existing images via dialog, drag-and-drop or paste from clipboard.
  • Run as single instance application (secondary instances send cli parameter to primary instance).
  • Pin screenshots in frameless windows that stay atop other windows.
  • User-defined actions for taking screenshot and post-processing.
  • OCR support through plugin (Window and Linux/Unix).
  • Many configuration options.

Details for ksnip

License
  • GPL-2.0+

Last updated
  • 15 March 2023 - latest/stable
  • 24 November 2023 - latest/edge

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