Flameshot
Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot capture and annotation tool for macOS, Windows and Linux. It lets users take screenshots, then annotate them directly with arrows, text boxes, blur/pixelate regions, shapes and numbered markers — all in a single workflow. The app includes command-line tools for scripted captures and integrates with clipboard, file saving and image hosting. It was originally built for Linux with Qt framework and later ported to macOS and Windows, giving it a consistent cross-platform appearance. Flameshot is popular with developers and power users who work across both Linux and macOS systems and want the same screenshot tool on each platform.
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1 suggestionFlameshot shipped a native Apple Silicon build starting with version 13.0, released in mid-2025. If you are running an older Intel-only build under Rosetta, update to the latest version to get the native Apple Silicon support with no performance overhead. The easiest way to update is through Homebrew — run `brew upgrade flameshot` from the terminal. If you originally installed Flameshot via Homebrew, this single command will upgrade to the native build. If you installed it another way, visit the official Flameshot GitHub releases page at github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/releases and download the latest macOS release — the current installer automatically serves the native Apple Silicon binary on M-series Macs. After updating, your existing annotation preferences and capture settings carry over without any manual migration needed.
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