What is Gradia?

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Gradia is a free, open-source screenshot tool for Linux that helps you beautify, annotate, and share screenshots. It is aimed at Linux users who want their screenshots to look presentable — whether sending them quickly to friends or colleagues, or publishing them professionally to a wider audience. It is licensed under GPLv3 and distributed through Flathub and the Snap Store.

What Gradia does

Based on the project's own description, Gradia covers three connected tasks:

  • Beautify — improve the visual presentation of a raw screenshot so it looks intentional rather than like a plain screen capture.
  • Annotate — add markup to a screenshot so viewers can follow what you are pointing at.
  • Share — get the finished image ready to send or publish.

The stated goal is to make screenshots "ready for all" — usable both in quick, informal sharing and in professional, public-facing contexts.

Who it is for

Gradia fits Linux users who regularly share screenshots and care about how they look. Two common situations:

  • You send screenshots to teammates and want the relevant part clearly marked instead of leaving them to guess.
  • You publish screenshots in documentation, a blog, or a public post and want them to look polished.

If you only ever need a bare screen capture with no markup or presentation, a basic screenshot utility may be enough. Gradia's value is in the step after capture.

How to get it

Gradia is available from two package sources named on the project site:

Source What it is
Flathub The main Flatpak app store for Linux
Snap Store Canonical's Snap package store

Both are listed on the Gradia site alongside a "Get Involved" section. Because it is open-source under GPLv3, the project also welcomes contributions, with links to contribute, localization, documentation, and the GitHub repository.

Key facts at a glance

  • Platform: Linux
  • Purpose: Beautify, annotate, and share screenshots
  • License: GPLv3 (free and open-source)
  • Distribution: Flathub and Snap Store
  • Project links: Contribute, Localization, Docs, GitHub

What to check before installing

The project page describes what Gradia is for but does not detail its feature set, system requirements, or pricing beyond "free and open-source." If you need specifics — supported desktop environments, exact annotation tools, or export formats — check the linked documentation and GitHub repository, since those are the authoritative sources for current capabilities.