How To Capture Full Page Screenshots In Chrome & Firefox
Covering where built-in utilities fall short
Thanks to the built-in screen capture utilities, you can take screenshots on both Windows and Mac machines without the need to install a third-party app. These built-in utilities also offer custom options so you can capture your screenshots the way you want.
There are a few areas though where these utilities fall short. One of these is you can’t capture full page screenshots of the webpages in your browser. The tools will only capture the part of the screen that is visible and they won’t let you take scrolling screenshots of the sites.
Fortunately, two of the popular web browsers – Chrome and Firefox – have both built-in options as well as third-party extensions to let you capture full page screenshots.
Depending on how easy you want the task to be, you can go with either the browser extensions or the default options. Here we will teach you how to use both.
Capture A Full Page
Screenshot In Chrome (Without An Extension)
No one knows why but Google has put the option to take full page screenshots option deep down in the Chrome browser. Unless you’ve checked out all the options in the browser, you may have likely never seen this option in your browser.
But once you’ve found it, capturing screenshots in whatever way you want becomes simple.
Capture A Full Page
Screenshot In Chrome (With An Extension)
The above method should work just fine to take screenshots but it’s not an ideal method if youcapture a lot of screenshotsin your browser. Going to the developer panel and running a command for each screenshot just doesn’t make sense.
Fortunately, you have an extension for your browser that allows you to capture full page screenshots with the click of a button. The extension sits right in the menu bar of your browser and clicking on it takes a screenshot of the current window.
Although the extension should work just fine on most websites, there are some sites that may restrict the usage of such extensions. In those cases, the extension won’t work and you won’t be able to take any screenshots.
Capture A Full Page
Screenshot In Firefox (Without An Extension)
Firefox also has a built-in developers menu tolet you capture full page screenshotswithout needing to install an add-on. Compared to Chrome, finding and using the option in Firefox is easier.
Capture A Full Page
Screenshot In Firefox (With An Extension)
If you don’t mind installing an add-on in your browser, there’s an add-on that lets you take full page screenshots in Firefox with the click of a button.
Mahesh has been obsessed with technology since he got his first gadget a decade or so ago. Over the last few years, he’s written a number of tech articles on various online publications including but not limited to MakeTechEasier and Android AppStorm.Read Mahesh’s Full Bio
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