Blog & guides

# Make screenshots useful.

Capture a page, explain a problem, or automate a repeatable workflow. Start with the task you need to finish.

## Everyday screenshots

- [How to take a full-page screenshot in Chrome](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/full-page-screenshot-chrome/) Capture an entire scrolling webpage with OpenScreenShot, check the result, and export it as an image or PDF.
- [How to save a full-page screenshot as a PDF](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/save-screenshot-as-pdf/) Export a screenshot as a single PDF page, fit it to A4 or Letter, or split a long capture into multiple pages.
- [How to redact sensitive information in a screenshot](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/redact-screenshot/) Use an opaque fill to cover private information, export a flattened screenshot, and check the saved file before sharing.
- [Full-page screenshot extensions compared (2026)](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/full-page-screenshot-extensions/) OpenScreenShot, GoFullPage, FullPage Capture, Awesome Screenshot, FireShot, and Nimbus/FuseBase compared by price, source code, install permissions, annotation, PDF, and recording, plus the no-install tools built into browsers.
- [Open-source screenshot tools for every platform](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/open-source-screenshot-tools/) Open-source screenshot tools sorted by where they run, from OpenScreenShot and Screenity in the browser to ShareX on Windows, Flameshot on Linux, macOS, and Windows, Firefox Screenshots, and shot-scraper, Playwright, and Puppeteer for scripts.

## Developers & agents

- [Take website screenshots from the command line](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/screenshot-cli/) Use the OpenScreenShot CLI to save PNG screenshots with a fixed viewport, full-page capture, or binary output to stdout.
- [Set up a local screenshot MCP server for an AI agent](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/screenshot-mcp-server/) Connect OpenScreenShot to a stdio MCP client and request PNG screenshots with explicit URL, viewport, and full-page options.
- [Capture website screenshots for CI and release reviews](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/screenshots-for-ci/) Create repeatable PNG artifacts with the OpenScreenShot CLI and understand what a screenshot capture can verify in a build pipeline.
- [Website screenshot tools for developers, CI, and AI agents](https://openscreenshot.app/blog/website-screenshot-tools-for-developers/) Compare the openscreenshot CLI and MCP server, shot-scraper, capture-website-cli, pageres-cli, Playwright, Puppeteer, and Playwright MCP by runtime, full-page support, CLI, MCP, video, and license.

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