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Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by programmertote »

I have been using it recently and like it. It is MUCH better than Windows native snipping software. It is also open source and free, so that's an added bonus.

Having said that, I wish we can select the objects (e.g., text box, arrows) we have created and move them around. Right now, we can only undo and if an arrow is drawn a few steps before and now you want to reorient its head, you are out of luck.

In the past (4-5 years ago), I used to use Jing (now called TechSmith Capture) and liked it a lot: https://www.techsmith.com/jing-tool.html and liked it. But I think the company decided to remove some features and/or require some sort of account creation; on top of that, it (if I remember correctly) kind of lost its earlier simplicity, so I stopped using it.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by jayknight »

W3cUYxYwmXb5c wrote: post #5

Been using this for a few years now. First grabbed it because I wanted a linux alternative to ShareX, but now I use it on windows too. It's great!

Can you trigger it with the PrtScn key in windows like you can with sharex? I can't find an option for that.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by wackget »

Having briefly tried it I have to say it's not as clear or easy to use as ShareX (another open-source screenshot tool). The monochrome icons are really not intuitive or easy to discern at a glance.

Another commenter asks why it's not possible to trigger with the PrtScn key and I would also think that is an essential feature.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by rcv »

wackget wrote: post #16

Having briefly tried it I have to say it's not as clear or easy to use as ShareX (another open-source screenshot tool). The monochrome icons are really not intuitive or easy to discern at a glance. Another commenter asks why it's not possible to trigger with the PrtScn key and I would also think that is an essential feature.

I have the PrtScn key set up to open flameshot on my PopOS machine and it works great. I just followed the instructions here: https://flameshot.org/docs/guide/key-bindings/#on-ubuntu-and...

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by runsonrum »

wackget wrote: post #16

Having briefly tried it I have to say it's not as clear or easy to use as ShareX (another open-source screenshot tool). The monochrome icons are really not intuitive or easy to discern at a glance. Another commenter asks why it's not possible to trigger with the PrtScn key and I would also think that is an essential feature.

I found it to be the exact opposite. ShareX has a lot of features which makes it hard to quickly get your head around all its clutter, when sometimes all you want to a screenshot utility.

Flameshot has key bindings just like any other screenshot program. If the shortcut is already bound by another program, then it will not let you bind it to Flameshot, I believe.

I have been using Flameshot portable for years and it isn't without missing features but I keep coming back to it. I generally use the copy function, sometimes save to location. It would be good to have a built in editor that can be loaded after the action.

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