Alternatives to Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Satty.
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
ksnip captures as well as annotates, supports Wayland and X11, and also runs on Windows and macOS, though its maintenance future is uncertain.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot combines capture with in-place annotation on Linux, Windows and macOS under GPL-3.0, but Wayland support depends on portal or compositor support.
swappy
A Wayland native screenshot editing tool for annotating captures, inspired by Snappy on macOS.
swappy is an open-source Wayland-native annotation tool that pairs with grim and slurp, offering a similar lightweight editing step for captures.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Satty as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Gradia
A GNOME app for annotating screenshots and adding backgrounds so they look good when shared.
Satty is an open-source Linux annotation app under MPL-2.0 with cropping and drawing tools for Wayland workflows, but does not add backgrounds or framing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
NormCap
A screen capture tool that runs OCR on what you select, so you get the text rather than a picture of it.
Greenshot
A small Windows screenshot tool that captures a region, window or screen and annotates it in one step.
ShareX
A Windows capture tool that screenshots, records, annotates and uploads, all driven by hotkeys.
grim
A command-line tool that grabs screenshots from a Wayland compositor.
Hyprshot
A command-line screenshot utility for Hyprland that captures windows, monitors or regions with the mouse.
Spectacle
KDE's screenshot and screen recording application for Linux desktops.
