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title: Install ksnip on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of ksnip for Linux - Qt based cross-platform screenshot
  tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.
url: https://snapcraft.io/ksnip
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# ksnip

[Damir Porobic (dporobic)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/dporobic "View all snaps from Damir Porobic (dporobic)")

* [Damir Porobic (dporobic)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/dporobic "View all snaps from Damir Porobic (dporobic)")
* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.10.1

Install latest/stable of ksnip

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install ksnip
```

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

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### Package name

* ksnip

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 15 March 2023 - latest/stable
* 24 November 2023 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/ksnip/ksnip](https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip "https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip")

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### Contact

* [damir.porobic@gmx.com](mailto:damir.porobic@gmx.com "mailto:damir.porobic@gmx.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### 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.

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## Install ksnip 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/ksnip/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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