likx 3.31.0

GTK3 screenshot tool for Linux with annotation, OCR, and cloud upload

LikX

Screenshot capture and annotation tool for Linux

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Features

Capture

• Multi-capture: Fullscreen, region, window on X11 and Wayland
• Multi-monitor: Quick-select monitors with number keys (1-9)
• GIF recording: Capture animated GIFs of any screen region
• Scrolling screenshots: Auto-scroll and stitch long pages

Annotation

• Drawing tools: Pen, highlighter, line, arrow (open/filled/double), rectangle, ellipse
• Text tools: Text annotations with bold/italic/fonts, callout bubbles
• Markers: Number markers, stamps (✓✗⚠❓), color picker
• Selection: Move, resize, delete with snap-to-alignment guides
• Privacy: Blur and pixelate tools for sensitive data
• Crop: Drag to crop with Shift for 1:1 aspect ratio lock

Features

• OCR: Extract text from screenshots via Tesseract
• Pin to desktop: Keep screenshots always visible while working
• Effects: Shadow, border, background, rounded corners, brightness/contrast
• Cloud upload: Imgur, Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive
• History browser: Visual thumbnail browser for all captures
• Customizable hotkeys: Configure all keyboard shortcuts
• Multi-language: 8 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Japanese)

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Installation

Snap Store (Recommended)

sudo snap install likx

AppImage

Download the latest .AppImage from GitHub Releases:

chmod +x LikX-*.AppImage
./LikX-*.AppImage

Debian/Ubuntu (.deb)

wget https://github.com/AreteDriver/LikX/releases/latest/download/likx_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i likx_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Fix dependencies

From Source

git clone https://github.com/AreteDriver/LikX.git
cd LikX/LikX
./setup.sh
python3 main.py

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Quick Start

likx                    # Launch GUI
likx --fullscreen       # Capture fullscreen
likx --region           # Capture region
likx --window           # Capture window

Global Hotkeys (GNOME)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+F	Fullscreen capture
Ctrl+Shift+R	Region capture
Ctrl+Shift+W	Window capture
Ctrl+Alt+G	Record GIF
Ctrl+Alt+S	Scrolling screenshot

Hotkeys are customizable in Settings > Hotkeys

Editor Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+P	Command Palette
Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+C	Copy to clipboard
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y	Undo / Redo
Delete / Backspace	Delete selected annotation
V	Select tool (move/resize)
P H L A	Pen, Highlighter, Line, Arrow
R E T B	Rectangle, Ellipse, Text, Blur
X M N I	Pixelate, Measure, Number, Color Picker
S Z K C	Stamp, Zoom, Callout, Crop
Right-click	Radial menu

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Platform Support

Platform	Status	Tools Required
X11	Full	xdotool
Wayland (GNOME)	Full	gnome-screenshot
Wayland (KDE)	Full	spectacle
Wayland (Sway)	Full	grim

Tested on: Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, Fedora 39/40, Arch, Pop!_OS, Manjaro, Debian

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Comparison

Feature	LikX	Flameshot	Ksnip	Shutter
Wayland	Yes	Partial	Yes	No
X11	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GIF Recording	Yes	No	No	No
Scrolling Capture	Yes	No	No	Yes
OCR	Yes	No	Yes	No
Pin to Desktop	Yes	No	No	No
Visual Effects	Yes	No	No	Yes
Blur/Pixelate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cloud Upload	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi-language	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Snap Store	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
AppImage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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Dependencies

Core:

• python3 (>= 3.8)
• python3-gi, python3-gi-cairo, python3-cairo
• gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0

X11: xdotool, xclip

Wayland: gnome-screenshot (GNOME), spectacle (KDE), grim (Sway)

GIF Recording: ffmpeg (X11), wf-recorder (Wayland), gifsicle (optional, for optimization)

Scrolling Capture: opencv-python-headless (pip), xdotool (X11), ydotool or wtype (Wayland)

OCR: tesseract-ocr, tesseract-ocr-eng

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Project Structure

LikX/
├── main.py                  # Entry point
├── src/
│   ├── capture.py           # X11 + Wayland capture
│   ├── editor.py            # Annotation suite
│   ├── ui.py                # Main interface
│   ├── ocr.py               # OCR extraction
│   ├── pinned.py            # Pin to desktop
│   ├── history.py           # History browser
│   ├── effects.py           # Visual effects
│   ├── hotkeys.py           # Global shortcuts
│   ├── uploader.py          # Cloud upload
│   ├── notification.py      # Desktop alerts
│   ├── i18n.py              # Internationalization
│   ├── recorder.py          # GIF recording
│   ├── recording_overlay.py # GIF recording UI
│   ├── scroll_capture.py    # Scrolling screenshots
│   ├── scroll_overlay.py    # Scroll capture UI
│   ├── minimap.py           # Document navigation minimap
│   ├── onboarding.py        # First-time user tooltips
│   ├── quick_actions.py     # Quick action toolbar
│   ├── undo_history.py      # Visual undo timeline
│   ├── queue.py             # Capture batch queue
│   └── tray.py              # System tray integration
├── locale/                  # Translation files (8 languages)
│   ├── likx.pot             # Translation template
│   ├── es/LC_MESSAGES/      # Spanish
│   ├── fr/LC_MESSAGES/      # French
│   ├── de/LC_MESSAGES/      # German
│   ├── pt/LC_MESSAGES/      # Portuguese
│   ├── it/LC_MESSAGES/      # Italian
│   ├── ru/LC_MESSAGES/      # Russian
│   └── ja/LC_MESSAGES/      # Japanese
├── snap/                    # Snap packaging
├── AppDir/                  # AppImage packaging
└── debian/                  # Debian packaging

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Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch
3. Make changes
4. Run ruff check src/ main.py && ruff format src/ main.py
5. Submit pull request

Adding Translations

1. Copy locale/likx.pot to locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/likx.po
2. Edit the .po file with your translations
3. Compile: msgfmt locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/likx.po -o locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/likx.mo
4. Test: LANG=<lang> python3 main.py

To extract new strings after code changes:

./scripts/extract_strings.sh

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License

MIT License - Free to use, modify, and distribute.

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Links

• Report Bug
• Request Feature
• GitHub Releases