Flameshot is a free, open-source, and cross-platform screenshot utility packed with advanced features to boost your productivity. With a clean and intuitive interface, you can quickly capture a selected screen area, annotate it in real-time, and save or share it with ease.
Whether you're creating tutorials, reporting bugs, or collaborating with teammates, Flameshot offers the right blend of power and simplicity—all in a lightweight package.
💡 Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. 100% free and open-source.
🧰 Key Features of Flameshot
- 📸 Simple Screen Capturing
Launch Flameshot, select the area you want, and annotate directly on the screen before saving or uploading. - ✍️ Built-in Annotation Tools
Add arrows, text, highlights, blur/pixelation, shapes, counters, and color boxes instantly while taking the screenshot. - ☁️ One-Click Image Upload
Upload your screenshot to Imgur directly from the app and get a shareable link in seconds (optional). - 🖥️ Command Line Interface
Use Flameshot from the terminal without the GUI—perfect for automation, scripting, and custom keyboard shortcuts. - 📌 Pinned Images
Keep important screenshots pinned on your screen, with options to rotate, resize, apply transparency, and more. - ⚙️ Deep Customization
Change tool size, set custom hotkeys, enable dark mode, define save formats (PNG, JPEG, WebP, HEIF), and much more. - 📤 Export & Share Options
Share via KDE Connect, open save paths directly, and integrate with other desktop environments like X11, Wayland, and Qtile.
🆕 What’s New in Flameshot 13.0 RC1
🚨 Breaking Changes
- Snap packages may be dropped unless confinement issues are resolved.
- Imgur uploader is now disabled by default (can be enabled by building from source with
-DENABLE_IMGUR). - More emphasis on privacy and lightweight functionality. Upload functionality may become a plugin in future versions.
- Flameshot returns exit code 1 when a screenshot is canceled (e.g., pressing Esc) for better shell integration.
- Configuration tabs reordered for better user experience.
🌟 New Features
- Flatpak is now verified in Flathub.
- Option to compile out the update checker.
- New pixelation algorithm for more secure blurring.
- Pinned images are now rotatable and support transparency effects.
- New Wayland adapter based on Grim for wlroots compositors.
- Symmetrical resizing (Shift) and aspect ratio preservation (Ctrl) are now supported.
- Optional grid with snap-to-grid functionality.
- macOS releases are now natively built for Apple Silicon (aarch64).
- JPEG quality, HEIC/HEIF format saving support, and more config options added.
- KDE Connect integration (experimental).
- Support for WebP and dark mode on Windows.
- Configurable hotkey: Cancel selection with Ctrl+Backspace.
- Command-line improvements and Windows CLI support.
- Recognizes more environments like Qtile, Cosmic, and River.
- Tooltips, translations, and UI enhancements.
🪲 Bug Fixes
- macOS releases are now properly notarized and support the JPEG clipboard format.
- “Full screen” mode now captures all monitors.
- “Use last region” works only in GUI mode to avoid bugs.
- Improved responsiveness and crash recovery when notifications are unavailable.
- Path separators are now OS-specific.
- Fixes for pinned image scrolling, wrong offsets, and missing tools.
- Consistent translation loading and improved keyboard navigation.
- Better CLI argument naming and shortcut descriptions.
📥 Download Flameshot 13.0 RC1
- Version: 13.0 RC1
- File Size: 24.9 MB (Standard) / 53.1 MB (Portable)
- License: Open Source
- Download: Flameshot 13.0 RC1 | Flameshot Portable
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Take your screenshots to the next level—whether you’re capturing bugs, creating tutorials, or just annotating visuals, Flameshot gives you total control with minimal effort.