# ksnip/ksnip

ksnip the cross-platform screenshot and annotation tool

Repository: https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ksnip
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: screenshot, linux, qt, drawing, wayland, x11, imgur-uploader, crop-image, ksnip, windows, annotation, gnome-wayland, kde-wayland, macos, blur-image, cross-platform-screenshot, script-uploader, single-instance, stickers, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-03T12:19:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 59, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3685, "days_push": 61, "days_rel": 61, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3302, forks 246 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.734133+00:00)

## What it is
ksnip is a Qt-based cross-platform screenshot tool with rich annotation features for Linux (X11 and Wayland), Windows, and macOS. It supports multiple capture modes, image editing (drawing, blur, stickers), and uploading to Imgur, FTP, or custom scripts.

## Use cases
- take screenshots of a selected area on linux
- annotate screenshots with arrows and text
- capture screenshots on wayland
- upload screenshots to imgur
- blur parts of a screenshot
- take delayed screenshots from the command line

## When to choose
- you need a free cross-platform screenshot and annotation tool on Linux, Windows, or macOS
- you need Wayland support including GNOME and KDE
- you want built-in uploading to Imgur, FTP, or custom scripts

## When to avoid
- you need advanced image editing beyond screenshot annotation
- you need a mobile or web-based capture solution

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

## Member repositories
- ksnip/ksnip (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.734133+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 2026-08-30T07:22:40.125716+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.734133+00:00, sha b39b1b274aff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.