How To Take A Scrolling Capture Xnip Handy Screenshot App For Mac
Capturing a long web page or a document is a challenge. A screenshot will take a snapshot of your display's viewing area only. That's why the scrolling screenshots step in to save time and effort. Of course, even I don't enjoy taking multiple shots of the screen to stitch them together. The outcome is seldom pretty.
Apple's macOS now comes with built-in functionality to capture scrolling screenshots quickly. Typically, you need to press a combination of keys and then proceed to capture a screenshot. It does make me envious of Windows 10 users who just have to hit a dedicated Print Screen button to take a screenshot.
To make that task easier, we have shortlisted 5 best ways to capture scrolling screenshots for all macOS users. Before we get to them, here is something you need to know about the new screenshot tool that made a debut with macOS Mojave.
Step 1: Take a Screenshot. Anywhere in a webpage in Safari, use the Volume Up + Side button on Face ID devices, Side + Home button on Touch ID devices, or AssistiveTouch to take a screenshot of the website's content on the page.
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Read MoreBuilt-In Screenshot Tool of macOS Mojave
The best place to start would be using the built-in screenshot tool that made a debut with the macOS 10.14 Mojave rollout. To initiate a scrolling screenshot, you need to hit the Shift + Command + 5 keyboard shortcut to launch the onscreen capture controls.
You can hover the mouse pointer over each option to know what it is. However, I feel that using this tool to capture the entire screen is tedious. The keyboard shortcut Shift + Command + 3 also takes a snapshot of the entire screen. That made me wonder why did Apple include an additional option in the onscreen capture controls.
That led me to the quest of discovering four ways to click scrolling screenshots on my MacBook Air. Without further ado, let's start.
1. Snagit
Snagit is a popular choice for Windows users as well since the app has been around for nearly 30 years. It's my go-to choice as well. Mostly because I've used it a lot on Windows platform before moving to macOS. From recording videos of screen activities to capturing screenshots The Grab tool lets you to click a scrolling screenshot with a simple keystroke.
Apart from that, Snagit allows you to highlight or visually annotate a few parts of the screenshots. The smart window detection will let you crop out the unwanted window borders, especially the ones that reveal some information.
My only gripe is that Snagit makes me use its editor to finalize the image. But it makes up for that by letting me drag and drop those screenshots in messenger apps, emails, and other apps.
The only thing that may be painful to swallow is the hefty $49.95 price tag. The 15-day trial is an excellent way to take it for a spin.
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Read More2. BrowseShot
Like many other tools, BrowseShot has one marquee feature. It lets you capture scrolling screenshots in PNG format. That's quite useful for anyone seeking to store a lot fine details without compromising on the quality and doesn't mind heftier file size.
Once you click a snapshot of a webpage, you can check the final details with the magnification options as well. Also quite helpful if you wish to print the full pages without disrupting the formatting.
The reason it is on this list because if offers a unique feature. It provides you an option to reset the cookies and cached data. So you don't have to store those files on your computer. That's smart.
Get BrowseShot3. Gyazo
Gyazo is a cross-platform tool for taking full-scale screenshots by pressing the defined hotkeys. Unfortunately, the macOS users will have to install the Gyazo Chrome/Firefox extension to assign shortcuts quick captures.
That's a small inconvenience to capture scrolling screenshots. You can have the Gyazo app running on the dock to swoop into action quickly. The only part I find annoying is that it opens up another tab to display the captured image with a temporary link and an editor.
Well, it does act as an option to scroll and check if you have captured everything perfectly. So you win some, you lose some with that.
Get Gyazo4. Firefox Screenshot
Yes, Firefox has the feature baked in the browser. When you click on the three-dot buttons next to the address bar, the context menu shows you the Take a Screenshot option at the bottom.
The Firefox Screenshot is the most convenient option on this list, doesn't cost anything and lets you take a screenshot of a page. After that, you get an option to copy the screenshot to another app, or you can download it. Imagine clicking a screenshots while running Firefox with dark mode extensions.
That option is quite easy to understand and smooth to use. Since it is a browser-based tool, you will have to open an offline document using Firefox. That's the only cumbersome part. Other than that, it has no editing or annotation features.
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Getting the details of a full webpage in a single screenshot can be quite beneficial. Also, most tools eliminate the need of scrolling through the entire page just to capture all information.
I often use a few of the scrolling screenshot tools mentioned above for saving long reads and lengthy documents. It helps me save time and reduces my dependency on specific apps to open them.
So which one of the apps mentioned above are you going to try out first? Do you want to share your favorite tool with us? Mention it in the comments section below.
Next up: Wondering how to take full page screenshots on Google Chrome and iOS? We have you covered with that in the next post
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Taking a screenshot on your phone for an image or the page of a document or webpage you’re currently viewing is easy. You may want to capture a longer screenshot of an entire chat thread or webpage. However, combining multiple screenshots together using an image editing tool would be tedious.
Thankfully, you don’t have to go through the hassle of engaging both the hands. There are a handful of reliable apps that can capture scrolling screenshots on Android or iPhone devices. Let's check them out.
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Android users, especially those with Samsung or Huawei smartphones, get to enjoy the native Scroll Capture tool (formerly Capture More) and take long screenshots on their devices.
To use the Scroll Capture tool in Android, take the steps below:
Step 1: Open Settings and tap Advanced Features (or Advanced Settings).
Step 2: Turn on Smart Capture.
Step 3: Take a screenshot (the method varies with your Android device, but the usual way is to press the Power and Volume Down button at the same time). Tap the Scrollshot icon. The page will scroll automatically, but you can tap your phone’s screen to stop it where you’d like it to end.
Step 4: You'll see a little preview of the long screenshot at the left corner of your screen. Tap Save to save the screenshot once you’re done, or Share if you want to send it to someone via email, social media, or other platforms.
Unfortunately, iPhone users don’t get a native scrolling screenshot tool like the Scroll Capture in some Android devices. That is where the scrolling screenshot apps come in handy.
What follows is our roundup of the best scrolling screenshot apps for Android and iPhone.
1. LongShot
This is a powerful scrolling screenshots app for Android that captures images with a lot of details. The free app features a stitching tool for connecting multiple screenshots, or the floating tool for snapping multiple screenshots in quick succession.
You can also use it to capture lengthy web pages by just scrolling to the bottom and the app grabs the entire web page without any input from you. If you want to customize the screenshot further, you can add start and endpoints. You needn’t worry about watermarks showing on your final screenshots.
Download LongShot2. Stitchcraft
It is another free app you can use to take long screenshots, but it doesn’t have the automatic scroll-and-shoot tool. Consequently, you'll have to take all shots individually while maintaining some overlapping to get the best stitching results.
It’s still a robust app, and works with third-party apps, web pages, fixed background images, and message threads. With its automatic stitching process, you can select the images you want to include in your long screenshot, and the app will stitch them together. You can also do it manually and employ granular control.
Other notable features include the image manager, annotation tool, and sharing options for social media networks. The app is available for free though with ads, but for an ad-free version, you can go for the paid Stitchcraft Pro app.
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Read More3. Stitch It!
Stitch It! is a free screenshot editor app for Android or iOS operating systems. Its interface is simple and easy to use, but it limits you to three images at a go. If you want to do more, you have to get the paid version of the app.
It’s a great app to use for sharing chat or text message conversations via social networks or email and other platforms, as it helps you create one seamless image. It does this by cropping and stitching screenshots together, and saves them automatically to your photo library.
You can also redact private information from any chat or conversation that you’re not ready to share.
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4. Picsew
iPhone users can also use Picsew to take scrolling screenshots. With it, you can stitch images together manually or automatically, and create a landscape-oriented image if you want. Plus, you can select an unlimited number of screenshots and stitch them into one image.
For customizing the image, you can use the app's editing tools to blur or pixelate portions, and hide any sensitive information or people’s faces. It also allows you to add borders, watermarks, and with the web snapshot extension, you can capture an entire web page in one tap.
Picsew works with third-party and social media app content.
Download Picsew5. Web Scroll Capture
This is another free, ad-supported app for capturing long screenshots on Android devices. It works with web pages, so you can’t use it to capture content from third-party apps or message threads.
Its main features include saving web pages as PDF, or as images, or downloading the pages you’ve captured for offline viewing.
Android phones can handle PDF, but Web Scroll Capture comes in handy if you find yourself constantly having to save web pages as images.
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Good screenshots are a work of art. While it's vital to get all the details in a single image, the app should be smart enough with stitch content together. You can use several methods to ensure you get the best ones. However, for scrolling screenshots, these five apps will deliver excellent results.
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