Install Flameshot on Nintendo Switch

Flameshot

A simple tool to take screenshots of your screen or just parts of the screen. It is similar to Microsoft's Snipping Tool.

To run: Menu -> Graphics -> Flameshot
To use: find the flameshot icon in your taskbar (system tray) and click it to open Flameshot.
To run in a terminal: flameshot

Fortunately, Flameshot is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Flameshot.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Noble, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Noble.
Flameshot will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Flameshot

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Flameshot.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Tools category.

Now scroll down to find Flameshot in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Flameshot for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io