Flameshot 14.0 RC1

Take, annotate, and instantly upload screenshots with Flameshot, a fast open-source tool with rich in-app editing.

Razvan Serea News Reporter Neowin · Apr 8, 2026 20:00 EDT with 0 comments

Flameshot

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 14.0 RC1 changelog highlights:

New unified multi-monitor workflow: users now choose which monitor to capture, improving scaling and Wayland/X11 reliability.
X11 legacy fallback option added for minimal WMs without xdg-desktop-portal support.
Tray menu monitor selector allows capturing a specific screen directly.
Capture Active Monitor option (X11 & Windows) lets Flameshot auto-capture the monitor under the cursor.
Windows global screenshot hotkey support, including PrtScn conflict detection and auto-fix.
New Linux D-Bus captureScreen() method for programmatic GUI capture.
Windows portable mode: configuration stored in a local flameshot.ini next to the executable.
Reworked flameshot screen CLI with per-screen support and new --edit/-e flags.
Added full Nix flake support for reproducible builds and development.
Launcher UI streamlined: smaller dialog, auto-hiding elements, tighter layout.
Update checker redesigned with clearer messaging and smoother UI refresh.
macOS icon set replaced with a new high-resolution design.
Major Wayland stability fixes, including QPainter crash prevention and runtime clipboard backend detection.
Cross-platform crash fixes: D-Bus hangs, double-right-click segfault, HiDPI region scaling bugs, GNOME clipboard issues, Windows forced PNG clipboard.
Packaging improvements & translations: dependency bumps, Scoop install instructions, Flatpak hotkey guidance, and 19 language updates. [full release notes]