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ksnip

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​ Ksnip is a Qt based Linux screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots. ​

Screenshots:

  • X11 and experimental KDE and Gnome Wayland support.
  • Taking Screenshot of a custom rectangular area that can be drawn with mouse cursor (X11 and Gnome Wayland only).
  • Taking screenshot of full screen, including all screens/monitors.
  • Taking screenshot of window that currently has focus (X11 and Gnome Wayland only).
  • Taking screenshot of window under mouse cursor (KDE Wayland only).

Annotation:

  • Drawing on captured screenshot with two different tools, pen (opaque) and maker (semi-transparent).
  • Drawing two shapes ellipse and rectangle, with and without fill.
  • Drawing lines and arrows.
  • Customizable color and size (thickness) for all drawing tools.
  • Writing text on screenshots, with customizable font, size, color etc.
  • Numbering tool with customizable font and color.

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Usage

ksnip is available as an AppImage which means "one app = one file", which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system. Awesome!

AppImages are single-file applications that run on most Linux distributions. Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Most AppImages run on recent versions of Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and other common desktop distributions.

Running ksnip on Linux without installation

Unlike other applications, AppImages do not need to be installed before they can be used. However, they need to be marked as executable before they can be run. This is a Linux security feature.

Behold! AppImages are usually not verified by others. Follow these instructions only if you trust the developer of the software. Use at your own risk!

Download the ksnip AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following commands in a terminal:

Then double-click the AppImage in the file manager to open it.

chmod +x ./*.AppImage