# Flameshot Application: Flameshot Also called flame shot, flameshot-org Flameshot, System An annotated-screenshot tool that is more common on Linux. A Windows build exists. The process is flameshot.exe. It is not ShareX. ## What you need to know Flameshot is a Linux-common annotator with a Windows build. It is not ShareX. Flameshot annotates screenshots. It is more common on Linux. A Windows flameshot.exe exists from flameshot.org. ShareX is the usual Windows-first suite. Snipping Tool is in-box. - **What is it?**: An annotated screenshot tool **Linux only?**: No. A Windows build exists **Same as ShareX?**: No. ShareX is the Windows-first suite Feex says If you already know Flameshot from Linux, the Windows build is the same annotator. If you only live on Windows and want power features, I would pick ShareX from getsharex.com. ## What is Flameshot? flameshot.exe is the Windows binary of the Flameshot project. ShareX.exe is a different Windows-first suite. Linux packages named flameshot are the same project, not a second vendor. ## If you have never used it If a Linux guide said Flameshot, the same project ships a Windows build. Download it from flameshot.org or the GitHub releases they link. flameshot.exe annotates a region. It is not ShareX, not Lightshot, and not Snipping Tool. On Windows it is the extra you install, not an in-box app. ## What is it used for? **Region capture with in-place pins and arrows** The annotator is the point. ShareX adds more destinations and scrolling capture. **Keep the same tool on Linux and Windows** That dual-OS habit is why people install this on Windows. Lightshot is Windows/mac-oriented, not this project. **Local save and clipboard** Configure upload only if you want it. Lightshot's prntscr default is a different caution. ## Who is it for? - People who already use Flameshot on Linux - Windows users who were sent a flameshot.org link - Anyone comparing this to ShareX on Windows ## Current status Flameshot (2017) is a current screenshot annotator from Flameshot. The vendor still points Windows users at https://flameshot.org/. ## How old is it? Flameshot started in 2017 and became a default-ish Linux screenshot tool on many distros. The Windows port exists so the same annotator works here. ShareX (2007 lineage) is the more common Windows power tool. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. Windows release Linux packages (same project, different OS) ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per current Flameshot Windows releases | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more. | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Low for a still snip **RAM demand**: A small capture window ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | flameshot.exe | Windows capture window | | ------------- | ---------------------- | ## Startup components Flameshot can start with Windows so the hotkey works. Turn that off if you already have ShareX in the tray. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\Flameshot\\ | | --------------- | ---------------------------- | ## File formats PNG, JPEG, others the project documents ## Common problems ### People look for a Linux-only package on Windows Use the Windows release from flameshot.org or GitHub. apt is not how you install this on Windows. ### Hotkey fights with Snipping Tool or ShareX One hook owns Print Screen. Change Flameshot's shortcut. This is not ShareX's hotkey page. ## Getting unstuck ### Download the Windows build from flameshot.org or GitHub releases ShareX is getsharex.com if you wanted the Windows-first suite. Snipping Tool is already installed. ### Set a Windows hotkey in Flameshot config. Do not follow a Linux gnome-shortcut guide Those steps are for Linux. This is a Windows article. ### If the overlay will not appear, quit other capture tools first ShareX, Greenshot, and Lightshot all hook Print Screen. Flameshot needs a free key. ## Alternatives ShareX for Windows power capture. Greenshot for a simple annotator. Snipping Tool for in-box snips. Lightshot if you were sent prntscr. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [flameshot.org/ ](https://flameshot.org/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [flameshot.org/docs/ ](https://flameshot.org/docs/)Vendor support | | Official site | [flameshot.org/ ](https://flameshot.org/)Start here, not a random exe host | ## Related hardware A display to capture. The Windows build is still a screenshot tool, not a GPU bench. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [Greenshot: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/greenshot)[ShareX: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/sharex)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Flameshot official site ](https://flameshot.org/)· Vendor product page - [Flameshot help ](https://flameshot.org/docs/)· Vendor support - [Flameshot GitHub ](https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot)· Releases including Windows - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: Flameshot **Category**: Screenshot annotator **Process**: flameshot.exe **License**: GPLv3 **First released**: 2017 **Official site**: [flameshot.org](https://flameshot.org/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/flameshot/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)