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Free Shooter vs Flameshot: catalog facts
Free ShooterFlameshot
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Free

Free and open source; no paid version.

Windows Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Lightweight with a deliberately small feature set
  • Open source and actively maintained
  • 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
  • Windows only
  • No advanced annotation or video recording mentioned
  • On Wayland it needs the right portal or compositor support, which varies by desktop
  • No built-in video or GIF recording
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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