Chrome Opera Firefox Android PC MAC Edge Safari Edit screenshots in a user-friendly interface Resize and crop your screenshot, blur out parts you want to hide, draw on top of it, and add patterns, text, shapes, and arrows. Who doesn’t love screenshots of crashy, flaky, not ready for release software? Mike Pinkerton, co-creator of Camino and a developer on the Mac version of Google Chrome, has posted the first screenshot of Mac Chrome to his blog.
If you are looking for how to capture a full web page screenshot, this is the place for you. I've tried a handful of tools and techniques that claim to be able to screenshot an entire webpage, but only a few still work as of this writing. I know you want to do this quick, so I'll show you the step-by-step instructions. I'll also point out the pros and cons of each method, just wanted to save your time figuring out which method is the best. Please note: this guide is for those who want to take a whole screenshot of the entire or long web page - meaning there are sections aren't totally visible on your screen.
If you simply want to capture a static window, or a full desktop screen, this guide is NOT for you. You can use the built-in tools in your computer or mobile phones to get that done quickly: Shift + Command + 4 on a Mac or Ctrl + PrtScn on a PC. Quick Summary:. If you don't want to download any software, try the Print and Save Technique (method 1). If you're using Firefox browser, try the Firefox Screenshots feature (method 2).
If you want to capture the screenshots as well as make simple edits, I recommend using for Windows users (see method 4 for tutorial), and for Mac users (see method 5 for tutorial). Print and Save an Entire Webpage as a PDF Suppose you want to extract, say, an Income Statement sheet from Yahoo Finance.
First, open the page on a web browser. Here, I use Chrome on my Mac as an example.
Step 1: On the Chrome menu, click File Print. Awesome Screenshot Plugin (for Chrome, Firefox, Safari) Awesome Screenshot has a plugin that can capture all or part of any web page. Also, it allows you to edit the screenshots: You can comment, add annotations, blur sensitive information, etc. The plugin is compatible with major web browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Here're the links to add the plugin:.
( Note: since the Firefox Screenshots is now available, I don't recommend this plugin any longer. See method 2 for more.). I've tested the plugin on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, and they all work well. To make things easier, I'll use Google Chrome as an example. The steps for using Awesome Screenshot for Firefox and Safari are quite similar. Step 1: Open the above Chrome link and click 'ADD TO CHROME.'
Capture a Scrolling Window or Entire page with Snagit I've been a fan of for quite a while. It's a powerful screen capture and editing app that allows you to do almost anything related to screenshotting. Together with (a screen recording and video editing software), they both are great products from TechSmith.
Please note: Snagit is not freeware, but it does have a 15-day free trial. To take a full screenshot of a web page, follow the steps below (I'll use Snagit for Windows as an example): Step 1: and install it on your PC or Mac. Open the main capture window. Under Image Selection, make sure you choose 'Scrolling Window.' Hit the red Capture button to continue. Capto App (for Mac Only) is a productivity app for many Mac users, myself included. The core value of the app is to record screen video on your Mac, but it also allows to capture screenshots and save the images to its library.
You then can easily edit, organize and share them. Note: Similar to Snagit, Capto is also not freeware but it does offer a trial that you can take advantage of. Here's how to take a full page screenshot using Capto: Step 1: Open the app and on the top of the menu, click on the 'Web' icon. There you can choose to snap the URL of a webpage in different ways. For example, if you're already on the page, simply click 'Snap Active Browser URL'. Other Methods During my exploration, I also found a few other working methods. I don't want to feature them above because they aren’t as good considering the time and effort you need to invest and the quality of output.
Nonetheless, they do work, so feel free to give some of them a try. Web-Capture.Net It's an online full-length website screenshot service. You first, copy the URL of a web page you want to screenshot, and paste it here (see below). You can also choose which file format to export. Press 'Enter' on your keyboard to continue. The main concern I have is that the app was last updated on April 23, 2013, so I'm not sure if it will be compatible with future macOS versions.
Conclusion These are the eight ways to take screenshots for a full or scrolling webpage. Like I said in the quick summary section, different methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, so be sure to choose the one that best fits your needs. If you have long-run needs for screenshoting, I highly recommend Snagit as it's way more powerful and convenient (you can read our for more information).
However, Snagit is not freeware, and you may need to spend some time getting yourself familiarized with the app. I'll leave it to you to choose which one(s) to use. As always, if you've got any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.
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Advertisement Screenshots, when blogging, or even just sharing a website with friends, can greatly slow you down. Suddenly, you’re browsing your desktop, cropping in an external editor and searching for a reliable image host.
An in-browser application solves this problem. With the three Chrome extensions discussed below, you can snap and annotate screen snapshots without ever leaving your browser. With one of these tools, you can even take screenshots from your desktop and other applications! Awesome Screenshot No Longer Available Awesome Screenshot is one of the best in-browser screen snapshot alternatives, and one I’m rather fond of using myself. You can choose to capture the entire webpage, or just the part that’s currently visible in your browser.
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By resizing your browser window, you can actually dynamically crop your screenshots before they’re taken! Once you’ve snapped (part) of a webpage, you can use the extension for some basic editing, ideal for bloggers and amateur annotations. Resize or further crop your screenshot, and improve the image quality or compress for the web. Annotations consist of basic circles, rectangles, lines, freeform and text on top of the photo. More importantly, the special blur tool allows you to make parts of the screenshot inedible, fast. It also allows you to upload the resulting screen snapshot instantly, but users should be forewarned that Pict.com is a rather unstable image host, and images might not be kept online. For that purpose, it’s advised to also store your images locally or upload them to a trustworthy image host yourself.
In short, a lightweight screenshot and annotating tool, ideal for bloggers and amateur sharing. (Windows only) This might be considered a more heavyweight alternative to Awesome Screenshot.
After clicking the icon in the browser bar, you can select any visible part on your screen to snap a picture. Although it’s not possible to snap an entire webpage, this tool also allows you to take screenshots of your desktop or other applications. The only real downside is that that it’s only supported on Windows. The extension also allows you to annotate those screenshots, but is not limited to that aspect. For that matter, the embedded image editor is far more advanced than the default image editor on Windows, with support for layers and filters. When you’re done, save the image to your desktop or upload it to the LightShot server. For Windows, LightShot is by far the most advanced screenshot tool available as a Chrome extension.
If you regularly need heavy editing while working with screen snapshot, LightShot will the the extension of choice. This was the original screenshot application for Google Chrome, and the first that allowed for full-page screenshots with automated scrolling. To that extent, the extension is rather simple, and a far lighter alternative to Awesome Screenshot or LightShot.