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Spectacle

Take screenshots and recordings

by KDE

UtilitiesFree software· GPL-2.0-or-laterAll ages
Arch Linux (recommended)Standard: Git Other builds: Audio
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About

Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen. The images can then be printed, sent to other applications for manipulation, or quickly be saved as-is. Features: - Capture Entire Desktop - Capture Current Monitor - Capture Active Window - Capture Rectangular Region - Keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots

Additional information

Project

Developer
KDE
License
GPL-2.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
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Available via
Arch Linux (3) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux · Slackware · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs
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AUR (Git · Audio build), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Slackware, Solus, Gentoo

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Sources
Sources disagree on the name: kdespectacle / spectacleSources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
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How each source lists it (13)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
AUR (Git · Audio build)spectacle-audio-git6.6.80.r1.fd46c0e-1Community build, patchedLGPL-2.0-or-laterKDE Spectacle with desktop-audio capture (experimental fork — not maintained long-term)
AUR (Git build)spectacle-git1:6.5.2.r31.g7f6745a-1—GPL-2.0-or-laterKDE screenshot capture utility
Debiankde-spectacle4:6.3.5-2Distribution build—Screenshot capture utility
Ubuntukde-spectacle4:6.6.4-0ubuntu1Distribution build—Screenshot capture utility
Fedoraspectacle6.7.5Distribution buildGPL-2.0-onlyScreenshot capture utility
Arch Linuxspectacle1:6.7.5-1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterKDE screenshot capture utility
Nixpkgsspectacle6.7.5Distribution buildBSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-3.0-only AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-laterScreenshot capture utility
openSUSEspectacle6.7.5Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-laterScreen Capture Program
Alpine Linuxspectacle6.6.6-r0Distribution buildGPL-2.0-onlyApplication for capturing desktop screenshots
Void Linuxspectacle6.7.5_2Distribution buildLGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-laterKDE screenshot capture utility
Slackwarespectacle6.7.5-2Distribution build—spectacle (screen capture program)
Solusspectacle6.4.5Distribution buildGFDL-1.3-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-laterKDE Screenshot Utility
Gentoospectacle6.7.5-r1Distribution buildLGPL-2.0-or-laterScreenshot capture utility
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