How to Take a Full Page Screenshot in Chrome

Last updated: March 1, 2026

Taking a screenshot of just the visible area of a webpage is built into most browsers, but capturing the entire page — including everything below the fold — requires scrolling, stitching, and usually a third-party tool. ScreenSnap is a free Chrome extension that captures full-page screenshots by automatically scrolling and stitching the page into one seamless image. It also offers region select, element capture, batch all-tabs mode, a built-in editor, and OCR — all processing locally on your device.

Step-by-Step Guide

Install ScreenSnap

Install the ScreenSnap Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store. It works on Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers. No account needed.

Navigate to the page you want to capture

Open the webpage you want to screenshot. ScreenSnap can capture any regular webpage — news articles, dashboards, long documents, or entire product pages.

Click the extension icon and choose Full Page

Click the ScreenSnap icon in your toolbar. You'll see five capture modes: Visible Tab, Full Page, Select Region, Element, and All Tabs. Click Full Page to capture the entire scrollable page.

Choose your output format

Select PNG (lossless), JPG (compressed), or PDF (with page size, orientation, and margin settings). Set a delay timer if you need the page to load dynamic content first.

Edit and annotate (optional)

If 'Edit after capture' is enabled, the built-in editor opens with your screenshot. Add text labels, arrows, rectangles, circles, or blur sensitive areas. Crop to the exact area you need.

Save your screenshot

Click Save to download the screenshot. If you chose PDF, it's formatted with your selected page size and margins, ready for printing or email.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does ScreenSnap upload my screenshots to a server?

No. All capture, editing, and export happens locally in your browser. Screenshots are saved directly to your device via the Downloads API. No cloud storage, no accounts, no tracking.

Can I capture just part of the page?

Yes. ScreenSnap has five capture modes: Visible Tab (what's on screen), Full Page (entire scrollable page), Select Region (draw a rectangle), Element (click a DOM element), and All Tabs (every open tab). Use Region or Element for partial captures.

Can I save screenshots as PDF?

Yes. Choose PDF as your output format and configure page size (A4, Letter, or fit-to-image), orientation (portrait or landscape), and margins (0–20mm). The screenshot is embedded in a properly formatted PDF.

Does it work on all websites?

It works on any regular webpage. Browser security restrictions prevent extensions from running on internal pages (chrome://, about:, Chrome Web Store) or other extensions' pages.

Can I extract text from my screenshots?

Yes. ScreenSnap has built-in OCR powered by Tesseract.js. Enable 'OCR after capture' in settings, or click the OCR button in the editor. It supports 16 languages, confidence highlighting, and table detection with CSV export.

Full-page screenshots don't need to be complicated. ScreenSnap handles the scrolling, stitching, editing, and export in one extension — all locally, no server uploads. For batch capturing multiple tabs at once, use the All Tabs mode to get every open tab as a ZIP file. For converting existing HTML or webpages to PDF, you can also use the web-based HTML to PDF or Webpage to PDF tools at oneclickpdf.net.

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