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Spectacle vs ksnip: catalog facts
Spectacle	ksnip
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode	Works on Wayland as well as X11 Numbered markers, blur and pixelate for writing instructions safely
Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
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 21, 2026

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