Free & open sourceLinux & WindowsMIT

Snip it. Mark it. Paste it.

Free screenshots and screen recordings for Windows and Linux.

Press Ctrl Alt S to start.

Download for Windows View on GitHub

Or paste this in PowerShell:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CydoEntis/snipux/main/packaging/install.ps1 | iex

Also: portable .exe · Linux .deb · AppImage · all releases

Region · then Edit

01 · Annotate

Mark it up where you snipped it.

The toolbar appears on the frozen screen. Draw straight onto it. There is no separate editor window to open, arrange or close.

  • Pen
  • Highlighter
  • Arrows
  • Boxes
  • Numbered steps
  • Text
  • Blur

Hide sensitive Windows

One switch blacks out passwords, API keys, card numbers and email addresses before the snip leaves your screen. See Marco's message: the address is gone before anything is copied.

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The Snipux image editor showing an annotated snip: a red box around weekly revenue, numbered steps, a yellow arrow and a 'Best week yet' label. An email address in the team chat is blacked out. The annotation toolbar sits along the bottom, with Save, Save As and Copy buttons below. Email hidden automatically
The Snipux capture-mode menu open below the toolbar, listing Region (R, selected), Window (W), Full screen (F), Active window (A), Browser (B) and Last region (Shift+R).

02 · Capture

Pick exactly what to capture.

Drag a region, or press one key while the screen is frozen.

  • RRegion — drag out any rectangle.
  • WWindow — click the one you want.
  • FFull screen — the whole monitor.
  • AActive window — the one you were just using.
  • BBrowser — just the page, no tabs or toolbars.
  • ShiftRLast region — the same rectangle as last time.

03 · Record

Record it, then trim it.

Same shortcut, same selection. Switch to video, set a countdown if you want one, and press Record. MP4 on Windows, WebM on GNOME.

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Recording setup: a dashed selection around a code editor, with a bar below it showing Record, Open, sound, a countdown timer button and Cancel. The rest of the desktop is dimmed.
1. Select, choose mic or muted, hit Record.
The Snipux trim editor: a video preview of the code editor recording, a playback bar with Loop and speed controls, and a filmstrip with an audio waveform below. Trim handles mark 00:01.18 in and 00:10.06 out, and an Export MP4 button sits bottom right.
2. Set in and out on the filmstrip, loop it, export.

04 · Settings

Set it up your way.

Choose what happens the moment you let go of the mouse.

  1. Capture and finishStraight to the clipboard. No overlay, nothing to dismiss.
  2. Capture and annotate defaultThe frozen frame stays up with the tools on it.
  3. Capture and saveSame tools, with Save already under the cursor.

Rebind the shortcut and Snipux tells you whether it's free before you save. Add a watermark from the same window.

Snipux Settings on the Capture page. The shortcut field reads Control+Alt+S with a note that it is free to register. Below, three after-capture options: Capture and finish, Capture and annotate (selected), and Capture and save.

And the small things.

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Watermark

Stamp text or an image in a corner of every capture.

Copy

History

tray

Your last 10 copies and recent saves, with big previews. Copy one again.

ShiftR

Last region

The same rectangle as last time, for before-and-after shots.

3then Record

Countdown

A few seconds to open a menu or get your hand off the mouse.

Hide pointer

No pointer

Linux

Keep the mouse pointer out of recordings.

Install Snipux.

One command, then press Ctrl + Alt + S.

Windows 10 (2004+) or 11, in PowerShell

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CydoEntis/snipux/main/packaging/install.ps1 | iex

No admin rights needed. Rather click than type? Download the installer or the portable snipux.exe. Both are unsigned, so Windows may ask before running them. All downloads on GitHub Releases.

One line, any distro: installs Snipux, sets up the shortcut and starts it

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CydoEntis/snipux/main/packaging/install.sh | bash

Ubuntu, Debian, Mint: download the .deb, then

sudo apt install ./snipux_*_amd64.deb

Any distro: download the AppImage, then

chmod +x Snipux-*.AppImage && ./Snipux-*.AppImage

Wayland and X11 both work. All downloads on GitHub Releases.

Anywhere with Python 3.10+

pip install snipux

Runs on Windows and Linux. macOS isn't supported yet. All downloads on GitHub Releases.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. MIT licensed, no paid tier, no account. The source is on GitHub.

Does it work on Wayland?

Yes. Wayland is the main target, tested on GNOME (Ubuntu 22.04+) and Hyprland (Arch, Omarchy). X11 works too.

Is there a Mac version?

Not yet. Snipux runs on Windows 10 (2004+), Windows 11 and Linux. macOS isn't supported.

Does it phone home?

Only to check for updates, once a day. Nothing is uploaded. Copy history stays in memory and is forgotten when you quit.

Can I change the shortcut?

Yes, in Settings → Capture. Press Record, type the new combination, and Snipux checks it's free.

Is it heavy?

No. It's built on Qt with no heavy dependencies, and sits in the tray until you press the shortcut.