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Let the GUI colors be choosen via hex values

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#4,058 opened on Jul 5, 2025

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Description

Feature Description

Choosing the colors for the colorwheel can be done graphically and via hex. It would be nice if the color of the GUI could be choosen via hex too. That way I can make flameshot look like built in.

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Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
C++Qt GUI programmingFlameshot codebase structure
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Review the existing color picker implementation, likely in src/utils/colorpicker.cpp or similar. Look for how colors are currently selected via the color wheel and add a hex input field alongside it. The issue requests that GUI colors be choosable via hex values, so modifying the color dialog to accept hex input and update the GUI accordingly is needed. Check if there is a QLineEdit or similar widget already used; if not, add one and connect it to update the color.