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Flameshot

ApplicationFlameshot

Dem also dey call am flame shot, flameshot-org

FlameshotSystem

One screenshot tool for annotate wey common pass for Linux. Windows build dey. Di process na flameshot.exe. E no be ShareX.

Wetin you need know

Flameshot na Linux-common annotator wey get Windows build. E no be ShareX.

Flameshot dey annotate screenshots. E common pass for Linux. Windows flameshot.exe dey from flameshot.org. ShareX na di usual Windows-first suite. Snipping Tool dey inside Windows already.

Wetin e be?
Screenshot tool for annotate
Linux only?
No. Windows build dey
Same as ShareX?
No. ShareX na di Windows-first suite
Feex tok say
If you already know Flameshot from Linux, di Windows build na di same annotator. If you dey live only on top Windows and you want power features, I go pick ShareX from getsharex.com.

Wetin be Flameshot?

flameshot.exe na di Windows binary of di Flameshot project. ShareX.exe na different Windows-first suite. Linux packages wey dia name be flameshot na di same project, no be second vendor.

If you never use am before

If one Linux guide talk say Flameshot, di same project dey release Windows build. Download am from flameshot.org or di GitHub releases wey dem link. flameshot.exe dey annotate region. E no be ShareX, e no be Lightshot, and e no be Snipping Tool. For Windows na di extra wey you dey install, no be in-box app.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Region capture wit in-place pins and arrows

Di annotator na di main point. ShareX dey add plenti destinations and scrolling capture.

Keep di same tool for Linux and Windows

Dat habit to use di two OS na why pipuru dey install dis on top Windows. Lightshot dey focus on Windows/mac, no be dis project.

Local save and clipboard

Configure upload only if you want am. Lightshot prntscr default na different caution.

Na who e dey for?

  • Pipuru wey already dey use Flameshot for Linux
  • Windows users wey dem send flameshot.org link give
  • Anybody wey dey compare dis to ShareX for Windows

Current status

Flameshot (2017) na current screenshot annotator from Flameshot. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://flameshot.org/.

How old e be?

Flameshot start for 2017 and e turn default-ish Linux screenshot tool on top plenti distros. Di Windows port dey so dat di same annotator go fit work here. ShareX (2007 lineage) na di power tool wey common pass for Windows.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Windows release
Linux packages (same project, different OS)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 abi Windows 11, according to current Flameshot Windows releases
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
E low for still snip
RAM demand
Small capture window

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
flameshot.exe Windows capture window

Startup components

Flameshot fit start with Windows make the hotkey dey work. Off am if you already get ShareX for the tray.

File locations

Common Flameshot locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Flameshot\

File formats

PNGJPEGothers wey the project document

Common wahala dem

People dey look for Linux-only package on top Windows

Use the Windows release from flameshot.org abi GitHub. apt no be how you dey install this one for Windows.

Hotkey dey fight with Snipping Tool abi ShareX

One hook get Print Screen. Change Flameshot shortcut. This one no be ShareX hotkey page.

How to get unstuck

Download the Windows build from flameshot.org abi GitHub releases

ShareX na getsharex.com if you want the Windows-first suite. Snipping Tool already dey installed.

Set Windows hotkey inside Flameshot config. No follow Linux gnome-shortcut guide

Those steps na for Linux. This one na Windows article.

If the overlay no show, close other capture tools first

ShareX, Greenshot, and Lightshot all dey hook Print Screen. Flameshot need free key.

Alternatives

ShareX for Windows power capture. Greenshot for simple annotator. Snipping Tool for in-box snips. Lightshot if dem send you prntscr.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download flameshot.org/ Official installer or vendor page
Help flameshot.org/docs/ Vendor support
Official site flameshot.org/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Screen to capture. The Windows build still be screenshot tool, no be GPU bench.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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