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Shutter vs Spectacle: catalog facts
Shutter	Spectacle
Free Free and open source under the GPL v3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Captures regions, windows, menus, tooltips and websites Built-in editor for effects and annotations	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
Linux only Screenshots only, no video 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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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