Ubuntu: screenshot and edit tools

Solution 1:

Very useful and light screenshot app for Linux is Flameshot - it provide easy and quick interface for making and editing screenshot, save it, copy to clipboard and upload to imgur.com via single click or hotkeys.

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Solution 2:

You can directly take Screenshot by below shortcut for the different purpose

print Take a Screenshot

Alt+Print Take a Screenshot of window

Shift+Print Take a Screenshot of an area

Ctrl+Print Copy a Screenshot to the clipboard

Ctrl+Alt+Print Copy a Screenshot of a window to the clipboard

Shift+Alt+Print Copy a Screenshot of an area to the clipboard

I suggest gimp to edit image in ubuntu. it is more powerful compare to kolourpaint. to install gimp you have to run below command in terminal. you no more need to add ppa for installing gimp. you can look more details at https://www.gimp.org/

sudo apt-get install gimp

Solution 3:

I am using Kolourpaint and its great one!

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install kolourpaint

Solution 4:

Very useful and simple screenshot utility is deepin-screenshot

sudo apt install deepin-screenshot

It is much alike as Lightshot app on Mac and Windows you can freely select and edit screenshot area.