Alternatives to ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ksnip.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot is a more actively polished GPL-3.0 annotation tool with a command line interface, but on Wayland it depends on portal or compositor support that varies by desktop.
Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step.
Greenshot provides light open source capture and annotation bound to Print Screen with many export targets, but it is Windows only and releases are infrequent.
ShareX
A Windows capture tool that screenshots, records, annotates and uploads, all driven by hotkeys.
ShareX adds screen recording, GIF capture, OCR and hotkey upload workflows, but it is Windows only and its options can be intimidating at first.
Snipaste
Screenshot tool that pins snips as floating windows on the desktop.
Snipaste runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and pins snips as floating windows, but it is closed source with advanced features behind a paid version.
PicPick
An all-in-one Windows screen capture and image editor that also bundles a colour picker, pixel ruler, protractor and magnifier.
PicPick offers scrolling capture, screen recording and a full annotation editor, but it is Windows only, closed source and free only for personal use.
Shottr
Fast Mac screenshot tool with scrolling capture, OCR, and annotation.
Shottr adds scrolling capture and OCR alongside annotation, but it is macOS only, closed source and puts advanced features in a paid version.
Also worth comparing
These listings name ksnip as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
CleanShot X
Premium Mac screenshot and screen recording app with built-in annotation.
ksnip is free and open source with annotation, blur and numbered markers across platforms, but it has no screen recording, slow releases and an uncertain maintenance future.
Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application.
ksnip captures as well as annotates, supports Wayland and X11, and also runs on Windows and macOS, though its maintenance future is uncertain.
Snagit
Commercial screen capture suite with scrolling capture and batch tools.
ksnip is a free GPL-3.0 annotated screenshot tool on Windows, macOS and Linux with Wayland support, but it has no scrolling capture or batch processing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
ScreenToGif
Records part of your screen and gives you a frame-by-frame editor before you save the GIF.
NormCap
A screen capture tool that runs OCR on what you select, so you get the text rather than a picture of it.
