Flameshot has been updated to version 13.0. The Screenshot tool has moved from Qt5 to Qt6, and brings with it several changes.
Updated, first reported Oh God. This is the first major update for the utility in three years, i.e. since 2022.
You may remember that I reviewed the Flameshot in 2019. The new version of the app displays the image dimensions directly in the capture window, i.e. when you capture a screenshot. You can hold down the Shift key to resize images symmetrically, or hold down Ctrl to preserve the aspect ratio.
You can enable the grid from the sidebar (when capturing a screenshot), you can also adjust the size of the points, annotations can be snapped to the grid. The quality of JPEG images can be controlled from the Configuration Settings > General page. Flameshot uses the new date format of %d-%m-%Y. Do you want to cancel the screenshot? Press Ctrl and Backspace. Speaking of aborted screenshots, the app now has an option to disable the “Screenshot aborted” notification. Right-click on the tray menu to open the save path of the screenshot.
Flameshot 13 has some privacy-focused changes. The app no longer has the option to upload images to Imgur. This feature is disabled at compile time, so it will not be available unless you manually compile the source. According to the release notes, the option was removed to prevent users from accidentally uploading sensitive data to the cloud. ShareX should take note, the only Windows utility to upload screenshots to Imgur by default, despite many requests To disable the option from users.
Anyway, back to Flameshot, the pixelation feature that is useful for obscuring sensitive information in images now uses a new “safe” implementation that only uses pixels outside the area to modify the data.
Windows users can save screenshots in WebP format, the app now has a dark mode interface and supports command line options. The macOS version of Flameshot no longer runs in Rosetta, it is now a native AARCH64 app. Additionally, the Mac app’s Clipboard now supports JPEG.
Users who want to try Flameshot 13.0 can download binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows from the project GitHub page. The flathub version of Flameshot is now verified on Linux Mint’s software manager. However, this package is still on an older version.
