---
Type: desktop-application
ID: org.ksnip.ksnip
Package: ksnip
Name:
C: ksnip
Summary:
C: Cross-Platform Screenshot tool with annotation features
Description:
C: >-
<p>
Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots.
</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Supports Linux (X11, Plasma Wayland, GNOME Wayland and xdg-desktop-portal Wayland), Windows and macOS.</li>
<li>Taking screenshot of a custom rectangular area that can be drawn with mouse cursor.</li>
<li>Taking screenshot of last selected rectangular area without selecting again.</li>
<li>Taking screenshot of the screen/monitor where the mouse cursor is currently located.</li>
<li>Taking screenshot of full screen, including all screens/monitors.</li>
<li>Taking screenshot of window that currently has focus.</li>
<li>Taking screenshot of window under mouse cursor.</li>
<li>Take screenshot with or without mouse cursor.</li>
<li>Capture mouse cursor as annotation item that can be moved and deleted.</li>
<li>Customizable capture delay for all capture options.</li>
<li>Upload screenshots directly to imgur.com in anonymous or user mode.</li>
<li>Upload screenshots via custom user defined scripts.</li>
<li>Command line support, for taking screenshot and saving it to default location, filename and format.</li>
<li>Filename wildcards for Year ($Y), Month ($M), Day ($D), Time ($T) and Counter (multiple # characters for number
with zero leading padding).</li>
<li>Print screenshot or save is to pdf/ps.</li>
<li>Annotate screenshots with pen, marker, rectangles, ellipses, texts and other tools.</li>
<li>Annotate screenshots with stickers and add custom stickers.</li>
<li>Obfuscate image regions with blur and pixelate.</li>
<li>Add effects to image (Drop Shadow, Grayscale, invert color or Border).</li>
<li>Add watermarks to captured images.</li>
<li>Global HotKeys for taking Screenshots (Currently only for Windows and X11).</li>
<li>Tabs for Screenshots and images.</li>
<li>Open existing images via dialog, drag-and-drop or paste from clipboard.</li>
<li>Run as single instance application (secondary instances send cli parameter to primary instance).</li>
<li>Pin Screenshots in Frameless windows that stay on top of other windows.</li>
<li>User-defined actions for taking screenshot and post-processing.</li>
<li>OCR support through plugin (Window and Linux/Unix).</li>
<li>Many configuration options.</li>
</ul>
DeveloperName:
C: Damir Porobic
ProjectLicense: GPL-2.0+
Categories:
- Utility
Url:
homepage: http://ksnip.org
Icon:
cached:
- name: ksnip_ksnip.png
width: 48
height: 48
- name: ksnip_ksnip.png
width: 64
height: 64
- name: ksnip_ksnip.png
width: 128
height: 128
remote:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/icons/128x128/ksnip_ksnip.png
width: 128
height: 128
stock: ksnip
Launchable:
desktop-id:
- org.ksnip.ksnip.desktop
Provides:
ids:
- ksnip
- org.ksnip.ksnip.desktop
mediatypes:
- image/bmp
- image/gif
- image/jpeg
- image/jpg
- image/png
Screenshots:
- default: true
caption:
C: Main Window
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-1_1248x863.png
width: 1248
height: 863
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-1_752x520.png
width: 752
height: 520
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-1_624x431.png
width: 624
height: 431
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-1_224x154.png
width: 224
height: 154
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-1_orig.png
width: 1414
height: 978
- caption:
C: Crop Window
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-2_1248x859.png
width: 1248
height: 859
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-2_752x517.png
width: 752
height: 517
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-2_624x429.png
width: 624
height: 429
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-2_224x154.png
width: 224
height: 154
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-2_orig.png
width: 1265
height: 871
- caption:
C: Snipping Window 1
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-3_752x552.png
width: 752
height: 552
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-3_624x458.png
width: 624
height: 458
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-3_224x164.png
width: 224
height: 164
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-3_orig.png
width: 852
height: 626
- caption:
C: Snipping Window 2
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-4_752x544.png
width: 752
height: 544
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-4_624x451.png
width: 624
height: 451
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-4_224x162.png
width: 224
height: 162
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-4_orig.png
width: 1136
height: 822
- caption:
C: Snipping Window 3
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-5_1248x846.png
width: 1248
height: 846
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-5_752x510.png
width: 752
height: 510
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-5_624x423.png
width: 624
height: 423
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-5_224x151.png
width: 224
height: 151
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-5_orig.png
width: 1315
height: 892
- caption:
C: Settings Dialog
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-6_752x528.png
width: 752
height: 528
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-6_624x438.png
width: 624
height: 438
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-6_224x157.png
width: 224
height: 157
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-6_orig.png
width: 815
height: 573
- caption:
C: Sticker Settings
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-7_752x529.png
width: 752
height: 529
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-7_624x439.png
width: 624
height: 439
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-7_224x157.png
width: 224
height: 157
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-7_orig.png
width: 821
height: 578
- caption:
C: Imgur History Links
thumbnails:
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-8_752x484.png
width: 752
height: 484
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-8_624x402.png
width: 624
height: 402
- url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-8_224x144.png
width: 224
height: 144
source-image:
url: org/ksnip/ksnip/1b36f7d6061a3f8dd53eeb67585eebf3/screenshots/image-8_orig.png
width: 776
height: 500
Releases:
- version: 1.10.0
type: stable
unix-timestamp: 1653177600
description:
C: >-
<ul>
<li>New: Set image save location on command line.</li>
<li>New: Add debug logging.</li>
<li>New: Add FTP upload.</li>
<li>New: Upload image via command line without opening editor.</li>
<li>New: Add multi-language comment option to desktop file.</li>
<li>New: Add MimeType of Images to desktop file.</li>
<li>New: Add .jpeg to open file dialog filter (File > Open).</li>
<li>New: Escape closes window (and exits when not using tray).</li>
<li>New: Double-click mouse to confirm rect selection.</li>
<li>New: Activate tab that is prompting for save.</li>
<li>New: Add Save all options menu.</li>
<li>New: Allow overwriting existing files.</li>
<li>New: Allow setting Imgur upload title/description.</li>
<li>New: Search bar in the settings dialog.</li>
<li>New: Make implicit capture delay configurable.</li>
<li>New: Shortcuts for Actions can be made global and non-global per config.</li>
<li>New: OCR scan of screenshots (via plugin).</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add optional undo, redo, crop, scale and modify canvas buttons to dock widgets.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Cut out vertical or horizontal slice of an image.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Middle-click on tab header closes tab.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add button to fit image into current view.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow changing item opacity.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add support for RGBA colors with transparency.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add mouse cursor sticker.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow scaling stickers per setting.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Respect original aspect ratio of stickers.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Respect original size of stickers.</li>
<li>Fixed: Opens a new window for each capture.</li>
<li>Fixed: First cli invocation won't copy image to clipboard.</li>
<li>Fixed: Snipping area incorrectly positioned with screen scaling.</li>
<li>Fixed: MainWindow position not restored when outside primary screen.</li>
<li>Fixed: Interface window isn't restored to the default after tab is closed in maximized state.</li>
<li>Fixed: Failed Imgur uploads show up titled as 'Upload Successful'.</li>
<li>Fixed: Preview of screenshot is scaled after changing desktop size.</li>
<li>Fixed: After an auto start followed by reboot/turn on the window section is stretched.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Adding image effect does not send image change notification.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Blur / Pixelate break when going past image edge once.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Item opacity not applied when item shadow disabled.</li>
<li>Changed: Improve translation experience by using full sentences.</li>
<li>Changed: Make switch 'to select tool after drawing item' by default disabled.</li>
<li>Changed kImageAnnotator: Max font size changed to 100pt.</li>
</ul>
- version: 1.9.2
type: stable
unix-timestamp: 1637539200
description:
C: >-
<ul>
<li>Fixed: Version `Qt_5.15' not found (required by /usr/bin/ksnip).</li>
<li>Fixed: CI packages show continuous suffix for tagged build.</li>
<li>Fixed: kImageAnnotator not translated with deb package.</li>
<li>Fixed: Windows packages increased in size.</li>
<li>Fixed: The string 'Actions' is not available for translation.</li>
<li>Fixed: HiDPI issue with multiple screen on Windows.</li>
<li>Fixed: Snipping Area not closing when pressing ESC.</li>
<li>Fixed: Sometimes "Snipping Area Rulers" not shown after starting rectangular selection.</li>
<li>Fixed: Cursor not positioned correctly when snipping area opens.</li>
<li>Fixed: Mouse cursor not captured when triggered via global shortcut.</li>
<li>Fixed: Dual 4K screens get scrambled on X11.</li>
<li>Fixed: VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found.</li>
<li>Fixed: Screenshot area issues when monitor count changes on Windows.</li>
<li>Fixed: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate().</li>
<li>Fixed: Wrong area is captured on a Wayland screen scaling.</li>
<li>Changed: Enforce xdg-desktop-portal screenshots for Gnome >= 41.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Crash while typing text on wayland.</li>
<li>Changed kImageAnnotator: Show scrollbar when not all tools visible.</li>
</ul>
- version: 1.9.1
type: stable
unix-timestamp: 1631491200
description:
C: >-
<ul>
<li>Fixed: MacOS package damaged and not starting.</li>
<li>Fixed: Deb CI build is frequently failing due to docker image pull limit.</li>
<li>Fixed: Dropped temporary images appear in the open recent menu.</li>
<li>Fixed: Resizing window to match content doesn't work on opening first image/screenshot.</li>
<li>Fixed: HiDPI issue with multiple screen on Windows.</li>
<li>Fixed: Cursor not captured in rectangle capture.</li>
<li>Changed: Migrate CI from Travic-CI to GitHub Action.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Crashes on destruction.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Memory leaks caught by ASAN.</li>
<li>Changed kImageAnnotator: Use system font provided by QGuiApplication as default for text tool.</li>
</ul>
- version: 1.9.0
type: stable
unix-timestamp: 1621814400
description:
C: >-
<ul>
<li>New: Add option to select the default action for tray icon left click.</li>
<li>New: Open/Paste from clipboard via tray icon.</li>
<li>New: Show/hide toolbar and annotation settings with TAB.</li>
<li>New: Add setting for auto hiding toolbar and annotator settings.</li>
<li>New: Allow setting transparency of not selected snipping area region.</li>
<li>New: Resize selected rect area with arrow keys.</li>
<li>New: Copy a screenshot to clipboard as data URI.</li>
<li>New: Provide option to open recent files.</li>
<li>New: Allow disabling auto resizing after first capture .</li>
<li>New: Drag and Drop from ksnip to other applications.</li>
<li>New: Add support for KDE Plasma notification service.</li>
<li>New: ksnip as MSI Package for window.</li>
<li>New: User-defined actions for taking screenshot and post-processing.</li>
<li>New: Add 'hide main window' option to actions.</li>
<li>New: Discord Invite in application.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add function for loading translations.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add a new tool for creating resizable movable duplicates of regions.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add support for hiding annotation settings panel.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add config option for numbering tool to only set next number.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow manually changing canvas size.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Canvas background color configurable.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Zoom in and out with keyboard shortcuts.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Zoom in and out via buttons from UI.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add reset zoom keyboard shortcut with tooltip.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add keyboard shortcut support for text tool.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow rotating background image.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow flipping background image horizontally and vertically.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Configurable UI with dockable settings widgets.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add invert color image effect.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow disabling item shadow per item from UI.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add a font selection to UI.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Add zoom in/out capability to crop view.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Allow to zoom in modify canvas view.</li>
<li>New kImageAnnotator: Select item after drawing it and allow changing settings.</li>
<li>Changed kImageAnnotator: Change drop shadow to cover all sites.</li>
<li>Fixed: Not possible to change adorner color.</li>
<li>Fixed: ksnip --version output printed to stderr.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Deleting item outside image doesn't decrease canvas size.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Duplicate region of grayscale image has color.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Marker shows fill and width config when modifying existing item.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Highlighter/Marker washed out color and overlapping.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Popup menus shown outside screen.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Not possible to enter value in the width tool.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Obfuscation tool shows fonts settings when switching from tool with font.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Annotation tools are not displayed if application starts with docks hidden.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Vertical scrollbar missing after using Paste embedded and moving the image.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Not possible to disable tool automatically deselected after drawn.</li>
<li>Fixed kImageAnnotator: Annotation tool shortcuts do not work if the panel is hidden.</li>
</ul>
ContentRating:
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