How to take full page screenshots in Chrome (2026)

Chrome's full page screenshot is buried in DevTools. No extensions needed, but it's not obvious.

The Fastest Method

Open the page you want to capture
Press Ctrl+Shift+I (Windows) or Cmd+Option+I (Mac) to open Developer Tools
Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac)
Type screenshot and click "Capture full size screenshot"

Done. Chrome saves a PNG of the entire page to your Downloads folder.

Other Screenshot Options

When you type "screenshot" in step 4, you'll see a few choices:

Full size screenshot — the entire scrollable page
Screenshot — just the visible area
Area screenshot — draw a custom selection
Node screenshot — capture a specific element (select it first in the Elements tab)

Good to Know

What works well: Most standard websites, blogs, landing pages, and documentation sites capture perfectly.

What doesn't work as well: Very long pages (Chrome has a height limit around 16,000 pixels), sites with lazy-loading images (scroll through first), and web apps like Gmail or Google Docs (they use internal scrolling).

Need to capture screenshots programmatically?

Chrome's DevTools work for occasional screenshots, but if you need to capture screenshots regularly or at scale, a dedicated API is more practical.

AllScreenshots captures full-page screenshots without Chrome's height limitations:

curl -X POST 'https://api.allscreenshots.com/v1/screenshots' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: your-api-key' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com", "fullPage": true}' \
  -o screenshot.png

The API handles lazy-loaded images, blocks ads and cookie banners, and works from any environment. No browser required.

Try it free with 100 screenshots per month.

How to take full page screenshots in Chrome (2026)

The Fastest Method

Other Screenshot Options

Good to Know

Need to capture screenshots programmatically?

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The Fastest Method

Other Screenshot Options

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