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ksnip vs Spectacle: catalog facts
ksnip	Spectacle
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Works on Wayland as well as X11 Numbered markers, blur and pixelate for writing instructions safely	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
The author has asked for a co-maintainer, so the future is uncertain Releases are slow; 1.10.1 on GitHub dates from March 2023	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 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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