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How to assign PrtScr(Print Screen) key to Flameshot screenshot tool in Gnome 3?
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How to assign PrtScr(Print Screen) key to Flameshot screenshot tool in Gnome 3?

  1. Goto Keyboard settings and click 'Save a screenshot to Pictures' under 'Screenshots' section.
  2. Press 'Backspace' key delete 'PrtScr' key shortcut and press 'Set' button
  3. Press '+'(Plust) icon in the 'Custom Shortcuts' in the same window
  4. Enter 'Flameshot' in 'Name' field , 'flameshot gui' in 'Command' field, and click 'Set Shortcut' button and press 'PrtScr' button in the keyboard and close the dialog box 5.That's it. If you press 'PrtScr' key, the Flameshot selection area screen will appear.
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beliaev-maksim commented Sep 8, 2025 

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings screenshot "[]"
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings screenshot-window "[]"
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings show-screenshot-ui "[]"

# Make sure the custom-keybindings array contains custom0
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings \
"['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/']"

# Configure the Flameshot command
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ command '/bin/sh -c "flameshot gui" > /dev/null &'

# Set the key
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ binding 'Print'

# Optional: give it a name
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ name 'Flameshot'

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