How to take a full-page screenshot in Chrome

Chrome's toolbar has no full-page screenshot button, and your computer's screenshot keys only capture what fits on the screen. There are two reliable ways to capture the whole page, from the top to the footer.

Option 1: Chrome DevTools (built in, nothing to install)

1. Open the page you want to capture.
2. Open DevTools: Cmd+Option+I on a Mac, or Ctrl+Shift+I on Windows, Linux and ChromeOS.
3. Open the command menu: Cmd+Shift+P on a Mac, or Ctrl+Shift+P elsewhere.
4. Type screenshot and choose Capture full size screenshot.
5. Chrome saves a PNG to your Downloads folder.

This works on any page, but it has limits. Images that load as you scroll can come out blank unless you scroll to the bottom first. The file lands in Downloads with a generic name, and there is no way to annotate it or find it again later.

Option 2: The CaptrIQ extension (one shortcut, no account)

1. Add the free CaptrIQ extension to Chrome.
2. Open the page and press Ctrl+Shift+F, or Alt+Shift+F on a Mac.
3. CaptrIQ scrolls the page and stitches it into one image, including long pages, sticky headers and images that load as you scroll.
4. The capture is saved to a library on your computer. Open it in the side panel to annotate it, or download it as PNG, JPG or PDF.

You can also click the CaptrIQ icon and choose Capture Full Page, or right-click the page and pick it from the CaptrIQ menu. No account is needed to capture, annotate or download the original. Downloading or copying an annotated version needs a free account.

Other ways to capture with the extension

• Visible area: Ctrl+Shift+S (Alt+Shift+S on a Mac) captures only what is on screen.
• Selected area: Ctrl+Shift+A (Alt+Shift+A on a Mac) lets you drag a box around the part you need.

If a shortcut doesn't work

Another extension may already use the same keys. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts in the address bar and set your own shortcut for each CaptrIQ capture.

Chrome doesn't let any extension capture its own pages, such as the Chrome Web Store, the new tab page or chrome:// settings pages. Open a regular website to capture.

Which one should you use?

Use DevTools for a one-off capture on a computer where you can't install extensions. Use the extension if you take screenshots often: it handles long pages more reliably, keeps every capture in one place, and lets you search your screenshots by the text inside them once you sign in.