Alternatives to swappy
A Wayland native screenshot editing tool for annotating captures, inspired by Snappy on macOS. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
swappy
A Wayland native screenshot editing tool for annotating captures, inspired by Snappy on macOS.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as swappy.
Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application.
Satty is an open-source MPL-2.0 Linux screenshot annotation app with cropping and drawing tools suited to Wayland workflows.
Gradia
A GNOME app for annotating screenshots and adding backgrounds so they look good when shared.
Gradia is an open-source GNOME app that annotates screenshots and adds backgrounds and framing for sharing, with a native GNOME interface rather than a sway focus.
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
ksnip combines capture and annotation, works on Wayland and X11, runs on Windows and macOS too, and adds numbered markers and image host upload.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot captures and annotates in place on Linux, Windows and macOS, but on Wayland it needs the right portal or compositor support.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
grim
A command-line tool that grabs screenshots from a Wayland compositor.
slurp
A command-line tool that lets you select a screen region on Wayland and prints its geometry.
wayshot
A native command-line screenshot tool for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, written in Rust.
grimblast
A screenshot helper script for the Hyprland compositor, built on grim and slurp.
Hyprshot
A command-line screenshot utility for Hyprland that captures windows, monitors or regions with the mouse.
wf-recorder
A command-line screen recorder for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, using ffmpeg for encoding.
