{"id":8119,"date":"2018-09-03T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8119"},"modified":"2025-03-14T08:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:57:09","slug":"flameshot-another-great-screenshot-tool-for-ubuntu-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/flameshot-another-great-screenshot-tool-for-ubuntu-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Flameshot &#8211; Another Great Screenshot Tool for Ubuntu Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8121\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flameshot is a simple yet powerful screenshot tool with annotation feature. Other than Shutter, it&#8217;s another of my favorite screen capturing tools for Ubuntu desktop so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lupoDharkael\/flameshot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flameshot<\/a> is written by C++ with Qt5 framework. It offers a system tray icon with &#8216;Take Screenshot&#8217; and &#8216;Configuration&#8217; menu options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appindicator.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48397\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appindicator-700x479.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appindicator-700x479.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appindicator-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appindicator-768x526.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appindicator.webp 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While selecting a screen area to capture, many editing tool buttons appear at the bottom. And you can press <i><b>right-click<\/b><\/i> to show color picker, and <i><b>Space<\/b><\/i> to open the side panel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8120\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/animatedUsage.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"872\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other software features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customizable appearance.<\/li>\n<li>DBus interface.<\/li>\n<li>Upload to Imgur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install Flameshot in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The software is available in all current Ubuntu system repositories. Simply launch Ubuntu Software (or App Center), then search and install the package.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appcenter.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48396\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appcenter-700x446.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appcenter-700x446.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appcenter-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appcenter-768x489.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/flameshot-appcenter.webp 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOTE: the screenshot tool is available in App Center for both Snap (run in sandbox) and native Debian package formats. Choose either one that you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>For choice, the software provides official packages for Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, AppImage, and Flatpak, available to download under &#8220;Assets&#8221; in the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/flameshot-org\/flameshot\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Flameshot (under Assets)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To uninstall the tool, either use Ubuntu Software (App Center) or open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the command below instead:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For Debian package:\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove flameshot<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>For Snap package:\n<pre>sudo snap remove flameshot<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flameshot is a simple yet powerful screenshot tool with annotation feature. Other than Shutter, it&#8217;s another of my favorite screen capturing tools for Ubuntu desktop so far. Flameshot is written by C++ with Qt5 framework. It offers a system tray icon with &#8216;Take Screenshot&#8217; and &#8216;Configuration&#8217; menu options. 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