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How to take a full-page screenshot in Chrome

Chrome can save a whole web page as one tall image without any extension. It lives in DevTools, and takes about ten seconds once you know where it is.

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Short answer

Open DevTools, open the command menu with Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P on Mac), type "screenshot" and choose "Capture full size screenshot".

Steps

  1. Open the page you want to capture.
  2. Press F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I (Cmd + Option + I on Mac) to open DevTools.
  3. Press Ctrl + Shift + P (Cmd + Shift + P on Mac) to open the command menu.
  4. Type screenshot.
  5. Choose Capture full size screenshot. Chrome downloads a PNG of the whole page.

Tips

  • Scroll to the bottom first so lazy-loaded images and sections appear.
  • The same menu offers Capture screenshot for the visible area and Capture node screenshot for one element.
  • Close pop-ups and banners first, or they appear in the image.

When you need to mark it up

For a quick, annotated capture of what is on screen, use RecBeam's screenshot tool: capture the tab, add arrows and text, blur private details and share a link. Learn the steps in how to annotate a screenshot. Need the saved PNG in another format? Use the free PNG to JPG or PNG to WebP converter, or turn images into a PDF.

Questions

Does Chrome have a built-in full-page screenshot?

Yes, through DevTools: the "Capture full size screenshot" command saves the whole page as a PNG.

Does RecBeam capture the full scrolling page?

RecBeam captures the current tab, a window or the screen through Chrome's picker. It does not advertise scrolling full-page capture, so use DevTools for that.

Why is my full-page screenshot blank in places?

Some pages load content as you scroll. Scroll to the bottom first so everything has loaded, then capture.

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