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ksnip

Cross-Platform Screenshot tool with annotation features

Damir Porobic

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Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.

Features:

  • Supports Linux (X11, Plasma Wayland, GNOME Wayland and xdg-desktop-portal Wayland), Windows and macOS.
  • Taking screenshot of a custom rectangular area that can be drawn with mouse cursor.
  • Taking screenshot of last selected rectangular area without selecting again.
  • Taking screenshot of the screen/monitor where the mouse cursor is currently located.
  • Taking screenshot of full screen, including all screens/monitors.
  • Taking screenshot of window that currently has focus.
  • Taking screenshot of window under mouse cursor.
  • Take screenshot with or without mouse cursor.
  • Capture mouse cursor as annotation item that can be moved and deleted.
  • Customizable capture delay for all capture options.
  • Upload screenshots directly to imgur.com in anonymous or user mode.
  • Upload screenshots via custom user defined scripts.
  • Command line support, for taking screenshot and saving it to default location, filename and format.
  • Filename wildcards for Year ($Y), Month ($M), Day ($D), Time ($T) and Counter (multiple # characters for number with zero leading padding).
  • Print screenshot or save is to pdf/ps.
  • Annotate screenshots with pen, marker, rectangles, ellipses, texts and other tools.
  • Annotate screenshots with stickers and add custom stickers.
  • Obfuscate image regions with blur and pixelate.
  • Add effects to image (Drop Shadow, Grayscale, invert color or Border).
  • Add watermarks to captured images.
  • Global HotKeys for taking Screenshots (Currently only for Windows and X11).
  • Tabs for Screenshots and images.
  • Open existing images via dialog, drag-and-drop or paste from clipboard.
  • Run as single instance application (secondary instances send cli parameter to primary instance).
  • Pin Screenshots in Frameless windows that stay on top of other windows.
  • User-defined actions for taking screenshot and post-processing.
  • OCR support through plugin (Window and Linux/Unix).
  • Many configuration options.

Information

License

GPL-2.0+

Versions

1.10.0-1 (landing)

1.10.0-1 (crimson)

1.8.0-2 (byzantium)

Category

Utility