In simple English
SnapX lets you capture any part of your screen with a keypress. It saves the image or video and sends it to your favorite storage service or image host. It is built for speed and works across different operating systems. The project is currently in early access. Some features are still under active development.
What it is
This tool is a cross-platform rewrite of a popular Windows screen capture utility. It supports multiple file formats, image history via a SQLite (a small self-contained database engine) database, and text recognition.
What it is good for
Anyone who wants a fast, configurable way to take screenshots, record short clips, and send them to the web without using proprietary cloud software.
- Works on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
- Built-in text recognition for copying words from images.
- Supports most existing custom uploader configurations.
- Marked as early access with experimental core engines.
- Some hotkeys and features are still missing or changing.
- Requires desktop environment support for screen capture portals on Linux.
ShareX on Windows or native screenshot shortcuts on Linux and macOS
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flatpak install https://nightly.link/SnapXL/SnapX/workflows/build/develop/io.github.SnapXL.SnapX-x86_64.flatpak