--- title: Did you know? description: An introduction to the magical world of Application Screenshots and how to improve the images displayed in Ubuntu’s software catalog. […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/usc-screenshots?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 21 September 2010 # Did you know? [Applications](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/applications) [Apps](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/apps) [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) [font](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/font) [Ubuntu Desktop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-desktop) [Ubuntu Software Centre](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-software-center) --- Share the article While browsing Ubuntu Software Center, have you ever wondered: * how it displays screenshots? * who uploads the screenshots? * why some of the screenshots are totally outdated? Ubuntu Software Center pulls these screenshots from [screenshots.debian.net](http://screenshots.debian.net/). Anyone can upload screenshots to this site. Keeping up with software that changes in almost every release is not an easy task. Often new screenshots are not uploaded, hence the outdated screenshots. Want to help fix this? Fire up your favorite application, and take a screenshot of it in action. (Screenshots must be in PNG format.) If necessary, crop the image  to display only the program. Then [upload it](http://screenshots.debian.net/upload). (No login or e-mail address is required, no strings attached!) Once uploaded, wait for the wonderful Debian admins to review your screenshots and publish it for the whole world to enjoy. ## What about fonts? There are over 200 font packages available, but hardly any of them have screenshots. You can do the same as above for each font package, too. Or you could even write a script that generates a screenshot for every font package. Anyone up for the challenge? ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### AI with AMD ROCm on Ubuntu: your questions answered](https://canonical.com/blog/amd-rocm-on-ubuntu) AMD ROCm is now available in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Learn what how to make the best of it, and find out what this will mean in the coming years for development in Ubuntu. [Kevin Cazabon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kcazabon) 3 June 2026 [### Why web engineering is great](https://canonical.com/blog/why-web-engineering-is-great) Hi, I’m Johann! I’m an engineering manager in Canonical’s web team. For the larger part of my 15 years of work experience as engineer, I’ve been working in web development.... [Johann Wolf](https://canonical.com/blog/author/johannwolf) 27 April 2026