Screenshot taker — capture a tab, window or screen from your browser

How to use the screenshot taker

1. Choose Save as: PNG (sharp text), JPEG (smaller) or WebP.
2. Set Delay before capture from 0 to 10 seconds if you need time to switch windows.
3. Press Capture. Your browser asks which tab, window or screen to share; pick one.
4. If you set a delay, a large countdown runs. You can press Cancel during it.
5. Preview the picture, then download it or press Copy image to paste it into a chat or document.

What it does and when to use it

It gives you a screenshot without installing anything, which helps on a shared or locked-down computer, or when your keyboard shortcut grabs the wrong monitor. It is handy for bug reports, saving a receipt or confirmation page, or capturing a slide from a video call window.

After capturing, you can mark it up or tidy it with other tools. Image Cropper trims it to the part that matters, Image Text Overlay adds a note, and Image Compressor makes it small enough to email. If you need a moving recording instead of a still, use the screen recorder.

How it works

The tool uses the browser’s standard screen-capture feature (getDisplayMedia), the same one video-call sites use. The browser, not this page, shows the choice of tab, window or screen, so the page only sees what you approve.

Once you choose, the shared view plays into a hidden video element. After the countdown, the tool waits for a fresh frame, draws that single frame onto a canvas, and immediately stops every capture track, so sharing ends. The canvas is saved in your chosen format, with JPEG and WebP at 92% quality. The file is named with the date and time, for example screenshot-2026-10-07-143015.png. If the browser cannot write the format you chose, it saves PNG and tells you.

Worked examples

• A bug report. Save as PNG, delay 0. Share the browser tab with the problem. You get a PNG at the tab’s full pixel size, with text kept sharp.
• A drop-down menu. Delay 3 seconds. Choose the app window, open the menu during the countdown, and the frame catches it open.
• A smaller file for a chat. Save as JPEG. Photo-like content such as a video frame comes out much smaller than PNG; screens full of text look cleaner as PNG.

Limits and tips

• Works in current desktop Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on a secure (https) page.
• Some systems hide protected content, such as streaming video, and capture it as black.
• Copy image always copies a PNG, because that is the image format clipboards accept most widely.