# flameshot-org/flameshot

Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:

Repository: https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flameshot
Homepage: https://flameshot.org
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: screenshot, qt, image-editing, gnu-linux, free-software, capture, gui, hacktoberfest, cross-platform
Last push: 2026-08-25T06:21:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3402, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 76, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 30703, forks 2000 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:54.577767+00:00)

## What it is
Flameshot is a free, open-source, cross-platform screenshot tool with built-in annotation and editing features. It offers both an intuitive GUI for capturing and marking up screenshots and a CLI for scripting and keybind integration.

## Use cases
- take annotated screenshots on linux
- capture a region of the screen and add arrows and text
- blur or pixelate parts of a screenshot before sharing
- script screenshots from the command line
- bind screenshot capture to a keyboard shortcut
- upload screenshots to imgur

## When to choose
- you need screenshot capture plus in-app annotation in one tool
- you use a minimal window manager or Wayland compositor like Hyprland or Sway
- you want a customizable, scriptable screenshot utility across Linux, macOS, and Windows

## When to avoid
- you need full screen recording or video capture
- you only need basic OS built-in screenshot functionality without editing
- you need automated headless screenshot testing of web pages

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, image-processing, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools, graphics
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: screenshot, screen-capture, annotation, qt, wayland, x11, imgur-upload, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- flameshot-org/flameshot (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:54.577767+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:52:44.082333+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:54.577767+00:00, sha fe46bea8ac44)
  - homepage: https://flameshot.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:34.930370+00:00, sha 467c67419fa0)
  - site_page: https://flameshot.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:34.941678+00:00, sha 0faa3381e159)
  - site_page: https://flameshot.org/docs/installation/development-build (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:34.943630+00:00, sha 4e30b2096c55)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.