Install on macOS

How to install Flameshot on macOS.

🔗 Installation on macOS (OSXI)

You can install Flameshot on macOS using the either of the following:

• MacPorts: sudo port selfupdate && sudo port install flameshot
• Homebrew: brew install --cask flameshot

  Note that because of macOS security features, you may not be able to open flameshot when installed using brew. If you see the message “flameshot” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified. you will need to follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the Applications folder (Finder > Go > Applications, or Shift+Command+A)
  2. Right-Click on flameshot.app and choose Open from the context menu
  3. In the dialog click Open
  4. Click Done - don't move to trash
  5. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security and scroll down until you see Flameshot was blocked, and click Open Anyway
  6. Next you'll see a dialog about Flameshot requesting permission to record the screen
  7. Open Settings again, an you should be looking at the Screen & System Audio Recording section under Privacy & Security, where a toggle needs to be set to On for Flameshot. Toggle it on.

  After following all those steps above, you should see the Flameshot icon in the menubar and Flameshot will open without problems on your Mac.

• Download DMG file:
  1. Navigate to the release page on GitHub
  2. From the assets of the latest stable release, download the latest DMG file
  3. Double-click on the DMG file you downloaded
  4. Drag and drop the flameshot.app to your /Applications folder
  5. macOS restricts applications from accessing the screen. Therefore you have to give Flameshot security permissions to "record" your desktop.