Forrest logo
tool overview
On this page you find all important commands for the CLI tool flameshot. If the command you are looking for is missing please ask our AI.

flameshot

Flameshot is a powerful command line tool used for capturing screenshots in Linux operating systems. It provides a convenient way to take screenshots and annotate them with various tools.

With Flameshot, users can capture the entire screen or select a specific area to capture. It allows for capturing screenshots of individual windows as well.

The tool also provides options to delay the capture, which is useful when capturing menus or tooltips that require time to appear.

After capturing a screenshot, Flameshot offers a range of annotation tools like drawing lines, shapes, blurring certain areas, adding text, and highlighting sections.

It supports keyboard shortcuts to perform various functions, making the process faster and more efficient.

Flameshot allows users to save screenshots in a variety of formats such as PNG, JPEG, or copy them to the clipboard.

The tool also has features to upload screenshots directly to services like Imgur or save them to a specified directory.

Flameshot is highly customizable, allowing users to define their own hotkeys, change the appearance of the user interface, and configure other settings according to their preferences.

It is an open-source tool and can be installed on a variety of Linux distributions using package managers like apt or pacman.

Overall, Flameshot is a versatile and user-friendly command line tool for capturing, editing, and sharing screenshots in Linux.

List of commands for flameshot:

  • flameshot:tldr:2db5d flameshot: Create a screenshot and print it to the standard output.
    $ flameshot gui --raw
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:4855a flameshot: Create a screenshot and save it to a specific path.
    $ flameshot gui --path ${path-to-directory}
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:4d7ab flameshot: Create a screenshot and copy it to the clipboard.
    $ flameshot gui --clipboard
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:5eca3 flameshot: Create a fullscreen screenshot.
    $ flameshot full
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:80dd3 flameshot: Create a screenshot interactively in a simplified mode.
    $ flameshot launcher
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:9e3ae flameshot: Create a screenshot with a specific delay in milliseconds.
    $ flameshot full --delay ${5000}
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:ccc2d flameshot: Create a screenshot from a specific monitor.
    $ flameshot screen --number ${2}
    try on your machine
    explain this command
  • flameshot:tldr:f34e5 flameshot: Create a screenshot interactively.
    $ flameshot gui
    try on your machine
    explain this command
tool overview