swappy
A Wayland native snapshot editing tool, inspired by Snappy on macOS (by jtheoof)
| org.gimp.GIMP | swappy | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 21 | |
| 20 | 910 | |
| - | - | |
| 6.4 | 4.4 | |
| about 6 hours ago | 23 days ago | |
| C | ||
| - | MIT License |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
org.gimp.GIMP
Posts with mentions or reviews of org.gimp.GIMP.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-04.
- An unfinished release of Gimp 2.10.34 was accidentally put on Flathub and it needs to be reversed
- Canonical employees
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How can someone install Adobe Photoshop on Fedora 34 GNOME !
Depending on what exactly you use Photoshop for, you can try alternatives like Gimp, Darktable, or Krita.
- Can paint.net run on Steam Deck?
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Lighter alternative to GIMP?
You could install the flatpak https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gimp.GIMP, which might limit it somewhat.
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Question about snap vs flatpak and how often apps are updated
Flatpak: 2.10.30, 2021-Dec-26
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Can't print?
Yes, and the Flatpak is officially maintained by Gimp developers.
- How to open AVIF image format?
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Abandoning Ubuntu after 22.04
No, you don't.
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$291 Adobe cancelation fee sees Twitter users argue it's 'morally correct' to pirate software
For anyone wanting to try alternatives, Gimp is great. There's also a project called PhotoGIMP that makes the layout more like photoshop if you want that.
swappy
Posts with mentions or reviews of swappy.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-09.
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MSPaint like tool for Linux
I think swappy works great as a screenshot annotation tool.
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Trying to use Swappy for the First Time
It will save the file in save_dir (see config section)
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Suggest me: Screenshot tool with anotation
Use any wayland compatible screenshot tool and pipe it into Swappy
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bindsym not working with flameshot
I combine grimshot + swappy to get something similar to Flameshot. Not as good, but it has the advantage of... actually working on Sway.
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How I chose the right screenshot tool for my Linux
I personally use grim + slurp + swappy, and i love it! :)
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redshift like gui application
If you want to edit the screenshot, pipe it through swappy
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swaywm color picker
For those sort of simple jobs, you might find that swappy is enough (and much faster to start and simpler to use).
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Screenshot in Sway
My fav is swappy.
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Lighter alternative to GIMP?
Sounds like Swappy. https://github.com/jtheoof/swappy
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What apps are you running on Sway? (Wayland Native Apps of course)
Screenshots: grim + slurp + swappy
What are some alternatives?
When comparing org.gimp.GIMP and swappy you can also consider the following projects:
PhotoGIMP - A Patch for GIMP 2.10+ for Photoshop Users
grim - Grab images from a Wayland compositor
qt-avif-image-plugin - Qt plug-in to allow Qt and KDE based applications to read/write AVIF images.
mpv-image-viewer - Configuration, scripts and tips for using mpv as an image viewer
kImageAnnotator - Tool for annotating images
sway-borders - Fork of sway with some extra features, mainly related to borders.
com.spotify.Client
qutebrowser - A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt.
org.darktable.Darktable
clipman - A simple clipboard manager for Wayland
xviewer - A generic Image viewer
flameshot - Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:
org.gimp.GIMP vs PhotoGIMP
swappy vs grim
org.gimp.GIMP vs qt-avif-image-plugin
swappy vs mpv-image-viewer
org.gimp.GIMP vs kImageAnnotator
swappy vs sway-borders
org.gimp.GIMP vs com.spotify.Client
swappy vs qutebrowser
org.gimp.GIMP vs org.darktable.Darktable
swappy vs clipman
org.gimp.GIMP vs xviewer
swappy vs flameshot