Flameshot Screenshot Tool

Flameshot is a free and open-source screenshot software that provides powerful yet simple-to-use screenshot capture and annotation features. Created by Carlos Melo (carlmelo) in 2017, with over 25,000 stars as of 2026, Flameshot has become one of the most popular screenshot tools for Linux. Key features include: capture modes (full screen, single monitor, active window, rectangular selection, and delay-based capture with configurable timer), in-place annotation (immediately after capturing, a rich annotation toolbar appears with draw, arrow, rectangle, ellipse, text, blur, highlight, counter, and pixelate tools for on-the-fly editing), drawing tools (freehand pencil, straight line, arrow, rectangle, ellipse, text with font customization, blur for sensitive information, highlight with translucent overlay, and numbered counters for step-by-step guides), color picker (select colors from anywhere on screen with configurable pen and fill color palette), upload and share (upload screenshots to Imgur with automatic link copying to clipboard, or save to file with configurable naming patterns), command-line interface (full CLI with commands for capturing, editing, and uploading screenshots from scripts and terminal), global hotkeys (configurable keyboard shortcuts for triggering different capture modes from anywhere in the system), desktop notifications (system tray integration with notification badges and quick access menu), multi-monitor support (capture from any monitor or span across all monitors with per-monitor selection), dconf configuration (GNOME-style configuration via dconf for scripting and management), Pin screenshots (pin captured screenshots as floating windows for reference while working), and cross-platform (Linux, macOS, and Windows with native Wayland and X11 support).