Capturing a long web page or document is a challenge. A screenshot will only take a snapshot of the viewing area of your screen. That’s why scrolling screenshots come into play to save time and effort. Of course, even I don’t like taking multiple photos of the screen to combine them. The result is rarely beautiful.
Apple’s macOS now comes with built-in functionality to quickly capture scrolling screenshots. Typically, you have to press a key combination and then continue to take a screenshot. It makes Windows 10 users jealous, who have to press a special Print Screen button to take a screenshot.
To make this task easier, we have shortlisted the 5 best ways to capture scrolling screenshots for all macOS users. Before we get to them, there’s something you should know about the new screenshot tool that debuts with macOS Mojave.
macOS Mojave’s Built-in Screenshot Tool
The best place to start would be to use the built-in screenshot tool, which made its debut with the release of macOS 10.14 Mojave. To start a scrolling screenshot you need to press the keyboard shortcut Shift + Command + 5 to launch the screen capture controls.
You can hover the mouse pointer over each option to find out what it is. However, I find it tedious to use this tool to capture the entire screen. The keyboard shortcut Shift + Command + 3 also takes a snapshot of the entire screen. This made me wonder why Apple added an additional option to the screen capture controls.
This led me on a quest to discover four ways to click scrolling screenshots on my MacBook Air. Without further ado, let’s start.
1. Snagit
Snagit is also a popular choice for Windows users as the app has been around for nearly 30 years. It is also my choice. Mostly because I used it a lot on the Windows platform before switching to macOS. From recording videos of screen activities to capturing screenshots, the Capture tool lets you click a scrolling screenshot with a simple keystroke.
Apart from that, Snagit allows you to highlight or visually annotate several parts of the screenshots. Intelligent window detection allows you to trim unwanted window borders, especially revealing some information.
My only complaint is that Snagit makes me use its editor to finalize the image. But it makes up for it by letting me drag and drop screenshots in messenger apps, emails, and other apps.
The only thing that might be painful to swallow is the hefty $49.95 price tag. The 15-day trial is the perfect way to take a tour.
2. Browsing
Like many other tools, BrowseShot has a marquee feature. It allows you to capture scrolling screenshots in PNG format. This is very useful for anyone who wants to store a lot of fine detail without sacrificing quality and doesn’t mind the larger file size.
When you click a snapshot of a web page, you can also check the final details with zoom options. It’s also pretty useful if you want to print whole pages without breaking the formatting.
The reason why it is on this list is because it offers a unique feature. It provides an option to reset cookies and cached data. So you don’t need to store these files on your computer. That’s smart.
3. Gyazo
Gyazo is a cross-platform tool to take full-scale screenshots by pressing defined hotkeys. Unfortunately, macOS users will need to install the Gyazo Chrome/Firefox extension to assign quick capture shortcuts.
This is a minor inconvenience for capturing scrolling screenshots. You can have the Gyazo app running on the dock for quick action. The only part I find annoying is that it opens another tab to view the captured image with a temporary link and an editor.
It acts as an option to check if you have captured everything perfectly. So you win some, you lose some with that.
4. Firefox Screenshot
Yes, Firefox has a feature built into the browser. Click on the three-dot buttons next to the address bar and the context menu will show you the Take Screenshot option at the bottom.
Firefox Screenshot is the most convenient option on this list, costs nothing and lets you take a screenshot of a page. After that, you will have the option to copy the screenshot to another application or you can download it. Imagine clicking a screenshot while running Firefox with dark mode extensions.
This option is pretty easy to understand and hassle-free to use. Since it is a browser-based tool, you will need to open an offline document using Firefox. That’s the only troublesome part. Other than that, there is no editing or annotation feature.
Take Full Page Screenshots
Capturing the details of a complete web page in a single screenshot can be quite useful. Also, most tools eliminate the need to scroll through the entire page to capture all the information.
I usually use several of the scrolling screenshot tools mentioned above to save long reads and long documents. It helps me save time and reduces my reliance on certain apps to open them.
So, which of the above-mentioned apps will you try first? Would you like to share your favorite vehicle with us? Mention it in the comments section below.
Next: Wondering how to take full page screenshots on Google Chrome and iOS? We covered this in the next post
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