Flameshot 13 update brings major changes to the screenshot app

Flameshot has been updated to version 13.0. The screenshot tool has moved from Qt5 to Qt6, and brings several changes with it.

The update, was first reported by OMGUbuntu. This happens to be the first major update for the utility in three years, i.e. since 2022.

You may remember that I reviewed Flameshot in 2019.  The app's new version 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 a grid from the sidebar (while capturing a screenshot), you can also adjust the size of the dots, annotations can be snapped to the grid. The quality of JPEG images can be controlled from the Configuration Settings >General page. Flameshot uses a new date format of %d-%m-%Y. Want to cancel a screenshot? Hit Ctrl and Backspace. Speaking of canceled screenshots, the app now has an option to disable "Screenshot Aborted" notifications. Right-click on the tray menu to Open Save Path of screenshots.

There are a couple of privacy-focused changes in Flameshot 13. The app no longer has an option to upload images to Imgur. The feature has been disabled at compile time, so it won't be available unless you compile the source manually. According to the release notes, the option was removed to prevent users from accidentally uploading sensitive data to the cloud. ShareX should take note of this, the Windows-only utility uploads screenshots to Imgur by default, despite several requests from users to disable the option.

Anyway, back to Flameshot, the pixelation feature which is handy to obscure sensitive information in images, now uses a new "secure" implementation that only uses pixels outside of the area to redact data.

Windows users can save screenshots in the WebP format, the app now has a dark mode interface and supports command line options. The macOS version Flameshot no longer runs in Rosetta, it's now a native AARCH64 app. Also, the Mac app's clipboard now supports JPEG.

Users who want to try Flameshot 13.0 can download the binaries for Linux, macOS and Windows from the project's GitHub page. Flameshot's Flathub version is now verified on Linux Mint's Software Manager. However, this package is still on the older version.

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Posted Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 2:27 am AEST (my time).

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