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Ordinary Paint
Screenshot annotation for Linux
Fast, editable screenshot annotation for Linux.
Ordinary Paint is a focused screenshot annotation app for Linux, built for quickly adding arrows, shapes, text, blur, pixelation, steps, highlights, and clean visual notes.
Why build this?
I wanted Linux screenshot annotation to feel effortless.
After switching from macOS to Linux, one of the small things I missed every day was fast, polished screenshot annotation.
I did not want a full design tool. I wanted something simple: paste a screenshot, mark it up, copy it, and move on.
The tools I tried were useful, but none of them quite matched the workflow I wanted:
- Editable annotations should stay adjustable until I export.
- Privacy tools like blur and pixelate should be one click away.
- Keyboard shortcuts should make repeated annotation feel fast.
- A focused app should not feel like a full image editor.
So I built Ordinary Paint — a small, practical screenshot annotation app for Linux users who care about speed and clarity.
Why Ordinary Paint
Fast annotation tools for everyday screenshots.
Privacy tools
Blur, pixelate, or block sensitive areas before sharing screenshots with teammates, customers, or the internet.
Copy and move on
Paste an image, annotate quickly, then copy or download the finished screenshot without building a whole design workflow around it.
Custom shortcuts
Customize keyboard shortcuts for the tools you use most, so your annotation flow stays fast and familiar.
Install
Available for Linux.
Choose your preferred install method
Flatpak is recommended for most Linux desktops. If you use an Arch-based distribution, the AUR package is the fastest path. AppImage is available as a portable fallback.
Download the Flatpak bundle from the latest release, add Flathub if needed, then install it locally. Flatpak may install the Freedesktop runtime and related extensions the first time.
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install --user ./ordinary-paint-0.1.3-linux-x64.flatpak
flatpak run works.ordinary.paintInstall the binary package with your favorite AUR helper.
yay -S ordinary-paint-bin
AUR
Download the AppImage, make it executable, and run it directly.
chmod +x ordinary-paint-0.1.3-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./ordinary-paint-0.1.3-linux-x86_64.AppImagePricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Ordinary Paint Pro
Basic tools like Select, Hand, Rectangle, Arrow, Oval, Line, and Text are available for free.
Upgrade with a one-time USD 10 purchase to unlock all Pro tools and customization.
Your license includes free updates and can be activated on up to 3 devices.