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Desktop App

Flameshot

An open-source screenshot tool with quick, built-in annotation.

Visit Flameshot4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Linux, Windows, macOS

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What is Flameshot?

Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot app that lets you capture part of the screen and annotate it straight away with arrows, boxes, text, blur and numbered markers. You can copy, save or pin the result in seconds, with keyboard shortcuts and a command-line interface for power users.

Pros: what Flameshot does well

  • Annotate right after capturing
  • Blur sensitive details
  • Fast keyboard-driven workflow

Cons: where it falls short

  • No screen recording
  • Some features behave differently on macOS

Who Flameshot is for

Anyone who shares marked-up screenshots in bug reports, guides or chats.

Who can skip it

People who need video recordings of their screen.

Flameshot alternatives

Not sold on Flameshot? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Communication resources

Greenshot

Focus: windows. Shares screenshots and annotation with Flameshot. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Offline
4.6Visit

Shottr

Focus: ocr and mac. Shares screenshots and annotation with Flameshot. Freemium (Flameshot: Free). Rated 4.7 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFree planmacOS
4.7Visit

Markup Hero

Focus: pdf markup and feedback. Shares screenshots and annotation with Flameshot. A web app, not a desktop app. Freemium (Flameshot: Free). Adds Web and Chrome. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Lightshot

Focus: sharing. Shares screenshots and annotation with Flameshot. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.4 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.4Visit

Marp CLI

Focus: slides, markdown and presentations. Shares open source with Flameshot. Rated 4.5 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

ChatCLI

Focus: cli, terminal and llm. Shares open source with Flameshot. Rated 4.3 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.3Visit

Free alternatives to Flameshot

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

ShareX

Focus: screen recording, gif and windows. Shares screenshots with Flameshot. A Windows app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.7 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Windows AppFreeWindows
4.7Visit

Shields.io

Focus: badges, readme and developer tools. Shares open source with Flameshot. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Apprise

Focus: notifications, alerts and command line. Shares open source with Flameshot. An automation tool, not a desktop app. Same 4.6 rating.

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit

Gotify

Focus: push notifications, self-hosted and alerts. Shares open source with Flameshot. An automation tool, not a desktop app. Adds Web and Android. Rated 4.5 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android
4.5Visit

NormCap

Focus: ocr, copy text and github. Shares screen capture and open source with Flameshot. Rated 4.5 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

OpenWA

Focus: whatsapp, api and self-hosted. Shares open source with Flameshot. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Flameshot: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit
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