Gradia
Gradia is a free, open-source PDF tool for Linux. Make your screenshots ready for all. It has 1,187 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at AlexanderVanhee/Gradia.
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About Gradia
Gradia Make your screenshots ready for the world. On social media, it's often hard to control how your images appear to others. Transparent or oddly sized images—like screenshots—often don't display well. Fixing these issues can feel like more trouble than it's worth.
Install Gradia
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
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Is Gradia free and open source?
Yes. Gradia's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Gradia?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub be.alexandervanhee.gradia and Snap: snap install gradia. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v1.13.0).
Is Gradia still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 30, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.