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Spectacle vs Screenshot: catalog facts
Spectacle	Screenshot
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode	Free and open source under the GPLv3 Packaged on Flathub for easy installation
Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop	Very little public documentation Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-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 October 1, 2026

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