Flameshot appears in new desktop workspace in Mac

[mcnaveen]

Flameshot Version

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)

Installation Type

Linux, MacOS, or Windows Package manager (apt, pacman, eopkg, choco, brew, ...)

Operating System type and version

darwin: 23.4.0 osx: 14.4

Description

I'm facing a weird issue with Flameshot on Mac. Whenever I try to open flameshot to take a screenshot, it opens up a new desktop workspace window. Please watch the below video recording to understand what I mean.

I'm connected to an external display right now, but this is the same case with MacBook display as well.

Steps to reproduce

No response

Screenshots or screen recordings

1. Run Flameshot
2. Try taking a screenshot

flameshot1.mp4

System Information

[Rigido71]

I think it is working as designed, it is the most annoying thing of FS....well, consider it is useless on my configuration as FS gets "confused" by desktop scaling.

[mcnaveen]

What do you mean by "Working as designed" it's not even letting me take a screenshot of any application? It opens as a separate Window and shows me only wallpaper.

[aibncox]

I have the same problem on Sonoma 14.4.1 with M1 Pro... I use Flameshot on for all my screeenshotting on Linux and was excited to try it on macOS but it doesn't take a screenshot of the current screen when it does that. I'm a bit okay with the new desktop workspace, I just need the screenshot to be of the workspace that I'm working from originally.

[aibncox]

Okay, I just realized that Flameshot only exhibits this behaviour when I start it from iTerm2. If I open the app directly from Spotlight for instance the problem doesn't occur. I think it's because the permissions for screencapture are applied broadly and iTerm2 for instance doesn't have permission to capture my screen which causes Flameshot to behave this way.

[mcnaveen]

Ah, this is really strange. I don't face any issues if I open it from the Application folder. Happens only when I launch from Raycast.