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Flameshot vs Spectacle: catalog facts
Flameshot	Spectacle
Free Free and open source; no paid version.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
In-place editing: arrows, highlight, blur or pixelate, text, shapes and counters on the selection itself Customisable interface colour, button selection, shortcuts and save behaviour	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
On Wayland it needs the right portal or compositor support, which varies by desktop No built-in video or GIF recording	Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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