Satty is a screenshot annotation tool inspired by Swappy and Flameshot.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Very simple and easy to understand toolset (like Swappy).
- Fullscreen annotation mode and post shot cropping (like Flameshot).
- Extremely smooth rendering thanks to HW acceleration (OpenGL).
- Working on wlroots based compositors (Sway, Hyprland, River, …).
- Minimal, modern looking UI, thanks to GTK and Adwaita.
- Be a playground for new features (post window selection, post paint editing, …).
Website: github.com/Satty-org/Satty
Support:
Developer: Kenneth Reitz
License: Mozilla Public License 2.0

Satty is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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