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Flameshot 13.0 RC1

Flameshot is a free and open-source, cross-platform tool to take screenshots with many built-in features to save you time. Using Flameshot is as simple as launching, dragging the selection box to cover the area you want to capture, making annotations as needed in on-screen and saving the shot to your computer, all with a very simple and straightforward interface. Flameshot allows users to simply upload their screenshots directly to the cloud in order to easily share it with others. You can upload your image directly to Imgur with a single click and share the URL with others.

In-app screenshot editing - You can choose to add an arrow mark, highlight text, blur a section (blur or pixelate an area), add a text, draw something, add a rectangular/circular shaped border, add an incrementing counter number, and add a solid color box with Flameshot's built-in editing tools.

Command-line interface (CLI) - Flameshot has several commands you can use in the terminal without launching the GUI via a command line interface. The command line interface lets you script Flameshot and use it as the subject of key binds.

Flameshot 13.0 RC1 changelog:

Breaking Changes

  • Snap packages are likely to be dropped for version 13 unless someone can help with the confinement issue discussed here: #4016
  • The imgur uploader is disabled by default at compile time. Users that wish to re-enable this can build from source with -DENABLE_IMGUR. We expect this to be a bit controversial but we believe this is the best direction for the project.
  • The goal for Flameshot is to be a lightweight screenshot / annotation program. The imgur uploader is a program in its own right
  • The authors of Flameshot are increasingly privacy conscious. Having a misclick in a screenshot program accidentally upload sensitive data feels very risky.
  • We continue to discuss and iterate ideas for a plugin system. When that is completed users who wish to have an uploader right in their screenshot program can implement this in a plugin
  • We will keep the imgur uploader code in the code base until plugins are ready
  • Please let us know your thoughts either way. This is not a vote, but we are interested in the communities opinion.
  • Flameshot returns exit code 1 if taking screenshot is canceled (e.g., by pressing Esc). This is to make Flameshot easier to integrate into shell scripts.
  • Configuration window tabs were re-ordered according to their importance to users.

New Features

  • Flatpak is now verified in Flathub.
  • Package maintainers can compile out the update checker using -DDISABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER.
  • The pixelation feature has been replaced with a new "secure" implementation that only uses pixels outside of the area to be redacted.
  • Pinned images can now be rotated.
  • A grim based screenshot adapter has been added to work with more wlroots Wayland compositors. Users can enable this in settings.
  • Users can symmetrically resize (holding Shift) and preserve aspect ratio (using Ctrl) while resizing.
  • Pinned images can have a transparency effect applied.
  • A grid can be optionally enabled via the sidebar, and users can have their annotations snap to grid.
  • MacOS releases are now natively aarch64 and will not need to run in Rosetta.
  • SingleApplication dependency has moved to KdSingleApplication to work around a Qt SharedMemory bug.
  • New dateformat of %d-%m-%Y has been added.
  • New option to prompt user before exiting has been added to config.
  • JPEG quality option has been added.
  • Enable saving HEIF/HEIC when supported by 3rd party plug-ins.
  • Kde-connect share integration. (needs more testing)
  • Add Shortcut to Cancel current selection using CtrlBackspace
  • Pinned images now have window titled flameshot-pin.
  • Separate tool size for the tools.
  • A new configuration option so that arrows can be drawn in a reversed way (tip to tail).
  • In Wayland fractional scaling situation, screenshot preview size was wrong.
  • Commandline implementation for Windows
  • Makes WebP available for saving screenshots on Windows.
  • Support dark mode in Windows.
  • A config option to disable grim warning notification in Wayland.
  • The "Screenshot Aborted" desktop notification can now be disabled.
  • Recognizing Qtile, Cosmic, river
  • Improved keyboard navigation for the application selector when you press Ctrlo.
  • Add "Open Save Path" to the tray icon menu.
  • Updated Translations

Bug Fixes

  • MacOS release are properly notarized for aarch64.
  • MacOS clipboard now supports JPEG.
  • The Flameshot full now captures all regions of all monitors.
  • The "Use last region" is now ignored in modes other than flameshot gui.
  • Fix pin tool wrong offset on Linux.
  • Use native path separator for different OSs.
  • Pinned images scrolling using mouse on macOS
  • 'App Launcher' not listing applications.
  • Flameshot was getting unresponsive if notification daemon was inaccissble.
  • fix missing invert button on configure windows and remove old size indicator.
  • Support for X11 and the standard file picker for Snap.
  • Make loading of languages consistent across invocation types.
  • Tooltips now display the lower-case keybinding to avoid confusion.
  • Copy on double-click config in now respected.
  • English translations not used despite being preferred.
  • Fix Snap to find translation files.
  • Better naming of CLI arguments
  • Better wording of a shortcut description