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Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by runsonrum »

programmertote wrote: post #11

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-…

I think you can move objects around but I believe you have to de-select the tool first. Try pressing ESC first to deselect. Going off of my poor memory.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by heavyset_go »

0x1ch wrote: post #15
heavyset_go wrote: post #3

Works great on Linux using Wayland. There was a period years ago when that wasn't the case.

Years ago? Try less than 12 months ago. I still have active bugs open in their issue tracker.

That's been my experience. I've been using a rolling release distro and haven't had problems in years.

There was a period where any screenshot/recording app didn't work at all, including Flameshot, due to limitations in Wayland implementations.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by LooseMarmoset »

I discovered this when I was playing around with i3wm a few years ago. It's a really nice piece of software that does what you need it to do, and it stays out of your way otherwise. I mostly use it for screenshots, but it can edit and annotate, and pin images.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by diogotito »

programmertote wrote: post #11

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-…

> Having said that, I wish we can select the objects (e.g., text box, arrows) we have created and move them around. […]

On Windows I like to use Greenshot because the editor opens up in a dedicated window and gives me full control over the objects I place (move, resize, change colors, duplicate, cut-copy-paste, reorder, save objects to file for reuse...). It's also open source, but seems unmaintained for some time now (but there is a fork implementing zoom in the editor).

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by dang »

Related:

Flameshot v11.0.0 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30071766 - Jan 2022 (30 comments)

Flameshot – Simple, powerful screenshot tool for all major operating systems - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26446070 - March 2021 (125 comments)

Flameshot – Superb Screenshot Tool - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26113753 - Feb 2021 (83 comments)

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by Saris »

runsonrum wrote: post #20
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…

Why not just use the built in system screenshot tool if you just want to copy or save?

ShareX can pop up an editor after a screenshot which I do use a lot.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by mergy »

It's been the best option for a while now on Linux IMHO. I was a long time SnagIt user on Windows and when I went Linux full-time, I tried all different options but the ability to snapshot and markup quickly are key.

Works well in XFCE, KDE Plasma, and Cinnamon - notso in Gnome because, well, Gnome. I wish it did video too. Until it does, I am using SimpleScreenRecorder - which is okay.

Re: Flameshot – Open-source screenshot software

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Post by geoka9 »

I use the following script (activated by a system-level shortcut key) to take a screenshot, upload to S3 bucket (using the minio client[0]) and place the URL in the X selection buffer, ready to be pasted:

  #!/bin/bash
  set -e
  dbus-update-activation-environment DISPLAY XAUTHORITY
  FNAME=`cat /dev/urandom | tr -cd 'a-f0-9' | head -c 32`.png
  flameshot gui --raw > /tmp/$FNAME
  ~/go/bin/mc -q cp --attr x-amz-acl=public-read /tmp/$FNAME s3/your.s3.bucket/dir/$FNAME
  echo -n https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/your.s3.bucket/dir/$FNAME | xsel
[0] https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc.html
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