| Price from | $5/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 0 |
| Spec score · Screen Capture Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.2 (#50) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The GNOME Shell extension is installed automatically when applicable and provides preview windows and recording overlays. | The README gives examples using xclip, ImageMagick, zbarimg, and i3 with maim. |
| Intended users | The maker says ApexShot is built for Linux users and describes its team pilot research as aimed at Linux-heavy companies and open-source organizations. | The README describes selecting regions or windows as useful for automation and gives several command-line scripting examples. |
| Purpose | ApexShot is an open-source Linux app for capturing screenshots, annotating images, recording the screen, extracting text with OCR, and detecting QR codes. | Maim takes screenshots of your desktop and is intended as an improved scrot. |