diff --git a/dbus/org.dharkael.Flameshot.xml b/dbus/org.dharkael.Flameshot.xml
index c378ef26..ab51fbbe 100644
--- a/dbus/org.dharkael.Flameshot.xml
+++ b/dbus/org.dharkael.Flameshot.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
       <arg name="id" type="i" direction="in"/>
     </method>
 
+    <!--
+        openLauncher:
+
+        Opens the capture launcher.
+    -->
+    <method name="openLauncher">
+      <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Method.NoReply" value="true"/>
+    </method>
+
     <!--
         captureScreen:
         @number: number of the screen to be captured.
diff --git a/docs/bash-completion/flameshot b/docs/bash-completion/flameshot
index 2fe7fbe2..58f5233d 100644
--- a/docs/bash-completion/flameshot
+++ b/docs/bash-completion/flameshot
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ _flameshot() {
 
 	prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
 	cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
-	cmd="gui full config screen"
+	cmd="gui full config launcher screen"
 	screen_opts="--number --path --delay --raw -p -d -r -n"
 	gui_opts="--path --delay --raw -p -d -r"
 	full_opts="--path --delay --clipboard --raw -p -d -c -r"
-	config_opts="--contrastcolor --filename --maincolor --showhelp --trayicon -k -f -m -s -t"
+	config_opts="--contrastcolor --filename --maincolor --showhelp --trayicon --autostart -k -f -m -s -t -a"
 
 	case "${prev}" in
+		launcher)
+			return 0
+			;;
 		screen)
 			COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$screen_opts --help -h" -- ${cur}) )
 			return 0
diff --git a/flameshot.pro b/flameshot.pro
index 3f2d7d9a..e0740e54 100644
--- a/flameshot.pro
+++ b/flameshot.pro
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ SOURCES += src/main.cpp \
     src/widgets/capture/hovereventfilter.cpp \
     src/widgets/capture/selectionwidget.cpp \
     src/tools/pin/pinwidget.cpp \
+    src/widgets/capturelauncher.cpp \
     src/tools/text/texttool.cpp \
     src/tools/text/textwidget.cpp \
     src/core/capturerequest.cpp \
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ HEADERS  += src/widgets/capture/buttonhandler.h \
     src/widgets/capture/hovereventfilter.h \
     src/widgets/capture/selectionwidget.h \
     src/tools/pin/pinwidget.h \
+    src/widgets/capturelauncher.h \
     src/tools/text/texttool.h \
     src/tools/text/textwidget.h \
     src/core/capturerequest.h \
diff --git a/src/core/controller.cpp b/src/core/controller.cpp
index 121a49cc..7860853f 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/core/controller.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "src/widgets/infowindow.h"
 #include "src/config/configwindow.h"
 #include "src/widgets/capture/capturebutton.h"
+#include "src/widgets/capturelauncher.h"
 #include "src/utils/systemnotification.h"
 #include "src/utils/screengrabber.h"
 #include <QFile>
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ void Controller::openInfoWindow() {
     }
 }
 
+void Controller::openLauncherWindow() {
+    CaptureLauncher *w = new CaptureLauncher();
+    w->show();
+}
+
 void Controller::enableTrayIcon() {
     if (m_trayIcon) {
         return;
@@ -171,6 +177,9 @@ void Controller::enableTrayIcon() {
         // Wait 400 ms to hide the QMenu
         doLater(400, this, [this](){ this->startVisualCapture(); });
     });
+    QAction *launcherAction = new QAction(tr("&Open Launcher"), this);
+    connect(launcherAction, &QAction::triggered, this,
+            &Controller::openLauncherWindow);
     QAction *configAction = new QAction(tr("&Configuration"), this);
     connect(configAction, &QAction::triggered, this,
             &Controller::openConfigWindow);
@@ -183,6 +192,8 @@ void Controller::enableTrayIcon() {
 
     QMenu *trayIconMenu = new QMenu();
     trayIconMenu->addAction(captureAction);
+    trayIconMenu->addAction(launcherAction);
+    trayIconMenu->addSeparator();
     trayIconMenu->addAction(configAction);
     trayIconMenu->addAction(infoAction);
     trayIconMenu->addSeparator();
diff --git a/src/core/controller.h b/src/core/controller.h
index b930e34b..bea0df12 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.h
+++ b/src/core/controller.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public slots:
 
     void openConfigWindow();
     void openInfoWindow();
+    void openLauncherWindow();
     void enableTrayIcon();
     void disableTrayIcon();
     void sendTrayNotification(const QString &text,
diff --git a/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp b/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp
index 5210034e..44b3fb20 100644
--- a/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ void FlameshotDBusAdapter::fullScreen(
     Controller::getInstance()->requestCapture(req);
 }
 
+void FlameshotDBusAdapter::openLauncher() {
+    Controller::getInstance()->openLauncherWindow();
+}
+
 void FlameshotDBusAdapter::captureScreen(int number, QString path,
                                          bool toClipboard, int delay, uint id)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.h b/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.h
index 4d597ccd..90063593 100644
--- a/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.h
+++ b/src/core/flameshotdbusadapter.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public slots:
     Q_NOREPLY void graphicCapture(QString path, int delay, uint id);
     Q_NOREPLY void fullScreen(QString path, bool toClipboard, int delay, uint id);
     Q_NOREPLY void captureScreen(int number, QString path, bool toClipboard, int delay, uint id);
+    Q_NOREPLY void openLauncher();
     Q_NOREPLY void openConfig();
     Q_NOREPLY void trayIconEnabled(bool enabled);
     Q_NOREPLY void autostartEnabled(bool enabled);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index bbcdcda9..442924fd 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     parser.setGeneralErrorMessage(QStringLiteral("See 'flameshot --help'."));
     // Arguments
     CommandArgument fullArgument(QStringLiteral("full"), QStringLiteral("Capture the entire desktop."));
+    CommandArgument launcherArgument(QStringLiteral("launcher"), QStringLiteral("Open the capture launcher."));
     CommandArgument guiArgument(QStringLiteral("gui"), QStringLiteral("Start a manual capture in GUI mode."));
     CommandArgument configArgument(QStringLiteral("config"), QStringLiteral("Configure flameshot."));
     CommandArgument screenArgument(QStringLiteral("screen"), QStringLiteral("Capture a single screen."));
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     parser.AddArgument(guiArgument);
     parser.AddArgument(screenArgument);
     parser.AddArgument(fullArgument);
+    parser.AddArgument(launcherArgument);
     parser.AddArgument(configArgument);
     auto helpOption = parser.addHelpOption();
     auto versionOption = parser.addVersionOption();
@@ -216,6 +218,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     //--------------
     if (parser.isSet(helpOption) || parser.isSet(versionOption)) {
     }
+    else if (parser.isSet(launcherArgument)) { // LAUNCHER
+        QDBusMessage m = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.dharkael.Flameshot"),
+                                           QStringLiteral("/"), QLatin1String(""), QStringLiteral("openLauncher"));
+        QDBusConnection sessionBus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+        if (!sessionBus.isConnected()) {
+            SystemNotification().sendMessage(
+                        QObject::tr("Unable to connect via DBus"));
+        }
+        sessionBus.call(m);
+    }
     else if (parser.isSet(guiArgument)) { // GUI
         QString pathValue = parser.value(pathOption);
         int delay = parser.value(delayOption).toInt();
diff --git a/src/widgets/capturelauncher.cpp b/src/widgets/capturelauncher.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..268984a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widgets/capturelauncher.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Alejandro Sirgo Rica & Contributors
+//
+// This file is part of Flameshot.
+//
+//     Flameshot is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//     (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//     Flameshot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//     GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//     along with Flameshot.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#include "capturelauncher.h"
+#include "src/core/controller.h"
+#include "src/widgets/imagelabel.h"
+#include "src/widgets/notificationwidget.h"
+#include "src/utils/screengrabber.h"
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QSpinBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QMimeData>
+#include <QDrag>
+#include <QFormLayout>
+
+// https://github.com/KDE/spectacle/blob/941c1a517be82bed25d1254ebd735c29b0d2951c/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
+// https://github.com/KDE/spectacle/blob/941c1a517be82bed25d1254ebd735c29b0d2951c/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+
+CaptureLauncher::CaptureLauncher(QWidget *parent) :
+    QWidget(parent), m_id(0)
+{
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+    connect(Controller::getInstance(), &Controller::captureTaken,
+            this, &CaptureLauncher::captureTaken);
+    connect(Controller::getInstance(), &Controller::captureFailed,
+            this, &CaptureLauncher::captureFailed);
+
+    m_imageLabel = new ImageLabel(this);
+    bool ok;
+    m_imageLabel->setScreenshot(ScreenGrabber().grabEntireDesktop(ok));
+    if (!ok) {
+
+    }
+    m_imageLabel->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
+    connect(m_imageLabel, &ImageLabel::dragInitiated,
+            this, &CaptureLauncher::startDrag);
+
+    QGridLayout *layout = new QGridLayout(this);
+    layout->addWidget(m_imageLabel, 0, 0);
+
+    m_CaptureModeLabel = new QLabel(tr("<b>Capture Mode</b>"));
+
+    m_captureType = new QComboBox();
+    m_captureType->setMinimumWidth(240);
+    // TODO remember number
+    m_captureType->insertItem(1, tr("Rectangular Region"), CaptureRequest::GRAPHICAL_MODE);
+    m_captureType->insertItem(2, tr("Full Screen (All Monitors)"), CaptureRequest::FULLSCREEN_MODE);
+    //m_captureType->insertItem(3, tr("Single Screen"), CaptureRequest::SCREEN_MODE);
+
+    m_delaySpinBox = new QSpinBox();
+    m_delaySpinBox->setSingleStep(1.0);
+    m_delaySpinBox->setMinimum(0.0);
+    m_delaySpinBox->setMaximum(999.0);
+    m_delaySpinBox->setSpecialValueText(tr("No Delay"));
+    m_delaySpinBox->setMinimumWidth(160);
+    // with QT 5.7 qOverload<int>(&QSpinBox::valueChanged),
+    connect(m_delaySpinBox,
+            static_cast<void (QSpinBox::*)(int)>(&QSpinBox::valueChanged),
+            this, [this](int val)
+    {
+        QString sufix = val == 1 ?tr(" second") : tr(" seconds");
+        this->m_delaySpinBox->setSuffix(sufix);
+    });
+
+    m_launchButton = new QPushButton(tr("Take new screenshot"));
+    m_launchButton->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+    connect(m_launchButton, &QPushButton::pressed,
+            this, &CaptureLauncher::startCapture);
+    m_launchButton->setFocus();
+
+    QFormLayout *captureModeForm = new QFormLayout;
+    captureModeForm->addRow(tr("Area:"), m_captureType);
+    captureModeForm->addRow(tr("Delay:"), m_delaySpinBox);
+    captureModeForm->setContentsMargins(24, 0, 0, 0);
+
+    m_mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    m_mainLayout->addStretch(1);
+    m_mainLayout->addWidget(m_CaptureModeLabel);
+    m_mainLayout->addLayout(captureModeForm);
+    m_mainLayout->addStretch(10);
+    m_mainLayout->addWidget(m_launchButton, 1 , Qt::AlignCenter);
+    m_mainLayout->setContentsMargins(10, 0, 0, 10);
+    layout->addLayout(m_mainLayout, 0 ,1);
+    layout->setColumnMinimumWidth(0, 320);
+    layout->setColumnMinimumWidth(1, 320);
+
+}
+
+// HACK: https://github.com/KDE/spectacle/blob/fa1e780b8bf3df3ac36c410b9ece4ace041f401b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp#L70
+void CaptureLauncher::startCapture() {
+    hide();
+    auto mode = static_cast<CaptureRequest::CaptureMode>(
+                m_captureType->currentData().toInt());
+    CaptureRequest req(mode, 600 + m_delaySpinBox->value() * 1000);
+    m_id = req.id();
+    Controller::getInstance()->requestCapture(req);
+}
+
+void CaptureLauncher::startDrag() {
+    QDrag *dragHandler = new QDrag(this);
+    QMimeData *mimeData = new QMimeData;
+    mimeData->setImageData(m_imageLabel->pixmap());
+    dragHandler->setMimeData(mimeData);
+
+    dragHandler->setPixmap(m_imageLabel->pixmap()
+                           ->scaled(256, 256, Qt::KeepAspectRatioByExpanding,
+                                   Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+    dragHandler->exec();
+}
+
+void CaptureLauncher::captureTaken(uint id, QPixmap p) {
+    if (id == m_id) {
+        m_id = 0;
+        m_imageLabel->setScreenshot(p);
+        show();
+    }
+}
+
+void CaptureLauncher::captureFailed(uint id) {
+    if (id == m_id) {
+        m_id = 0;
+        show();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/capturelauncher.h b/src/widgets/capturelauncher.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88c7cb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widgets/capturelauncher.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Alejandro Sirgo Rica & Contributors
+//
+// This file is part of Flameshot.
+//
+//     Flameshot is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//     (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//     Flameshot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//     GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//     along with Flameshot.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+class QCheckBox;
+class QPushButton;
+class QVBoxLayout;
+class QComboBox;
+class QSpinBox;
+class QLabel;
+class ImageLabel;
+
+class CaptureLauncher : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit CaptureLauncher(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+private slots:
+    void startCapture();
+    void startDrag();
+    void captureTaken(uint id, QPixmap p);
+    void captureFailed(uint id);
+
+private:
+
+    QSpinBox *m_delaySpinBox;
+    QComboBox *m_captureType;
+    QVBoxLayout *m_mainLayout;
+    QPushButton *m_launchButton;
+    QLabel *m_CaptureModeLabel;
+    ImageLabel *m_imageLabel;
+    uint m_id;
+};
diff --git a/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.cpp b/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.cpp
index 82b56e4b..321a1308 100644
--- a/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.cpp
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
 //     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 //     along with Flameshot.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// Based on Lightscreen areadialog.h, Copyright 2017  Christian Kaiser <info@ckaiser.com.ar>
-// released under the GNU GPL2  <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>
-
-// Based on KDE's KSnapshot regiongrabber.cpp, revision 796531, Copyright 2007 Luca Gugelmann <lucag@student.ethz.ch>
-// released under the GNU LGPL  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/library.txt>
-
 #include "utilitypanel.h"
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
diff --git a/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.h b/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.h
index 7b18e78c..8cf18a7b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.h
+++ b/src/widgets/panel/utilitypanel.h
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
 //     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 //     along with Flameshot.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// Based on Lightscreen areadialog.h, Copyright 2017  Christian Kaiser <info@ckaiser.com.ar>
-// released under the GNU GPL2  <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>
-
-// Based on KDE's KSnapshot regiongrabber.cpp, revision 796531, Copyright 2007 Luca Gugelmann <lucag@student.ethz.ch>
-// released under the GNU LGPL  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/library.txt>
-
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QWidget>