How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot of an Entire Webpage

Have you ever tried to screenshot a long article, a beautiful landing page, or a massive analytics dashboard? It usually goes something like this: you take a screenshot of the top half, scroll down, take another screenshot, and then spend frustrating minutes trying to perfectly stitch them together in an image editor.

It's tedious, error-prone, and unnecessary.

There is a much better way. In this guide, we'll show you how to take a perfect scrolling screenshot of an entire webpage using Supashot, an entirely free and local-first extension for Google Chrome.

What is a Scrolling Screenshot?

Unlike a standard visible-tab screenshot that only captures what is currently displayed on your monitor, a scrolling screenshot captures the entire length of a webpage, from the very top header to the bottom footer.

The software automatically scrolls down the page, takes continuous snapshots, and intelligently stitches them together into one seamless, high-resolution image file.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Install the Free Supashot Extension

First, you'll need the right tool. Install the Supashot Chrome Extension from the Chrome Web Store. It's completely free, requires no account creation, and processes everything locally on your machine for maximum privacy.

Step 2: Navigate to the Webpage

Open Google Chrome (or Arc, Brave, Edge) and navigate to the long webpage you want to capture. Make sure the page is fully loaded before proceeding so that all images and fonts are visible in the final capture.

Step 3: Trigger the Capture Menu

Click on the Supashot extension icon in your browser toolbar, or simply use the global keyboard shortcut: Alt + S.

Step 4: Select "Scrolling Capture"

In the capture menu, click on the Scrolling Page option.

Alternatively, if you prefer keyboard shortcuts, simply press S while the capture overlay is active to immediately trigger a scrolling screenshot.

Step 5: Let It Scroll!

Sit back and watch! Supashot will automatically scroll down the webpage.

Behind the scenes, its advanced offscreen engine is capturing frames, hiding fixed "sticky" headers that would normally overlap the text, and stitching everything together seamlessly.

Step 6: Annotate and Save

Once the page reaches the bottom, the captured image will instantly open in the Supashot Editor.

Because full-page screenshots can be massive, you might want to highlight specific sections. You can:

• Draw arrows to point out specific paragraphs or design elements.
• Use the Crop tool if you only needed the top 75% of the page.
• Pixel-blur any sensitive email addresses or API keys on the page.

When you're done, click Copy & Close to instantly place the image on your clipboard, ready to paste into Slack, Notion, or your email client.

Why Use Supashot Over Built-in DevTools?

Chrome actually has a hidden "Capture full size screenshot" command buried deep within its Developer Tools. While useful, it has several limitations:

• It often breaks on pages with complex scroll containers or custom CSS frameworks.
• It captures sticky headers multiple times, ruining the image.
• It requires opening the complex DevTools panel every single time.

Supashot handles sticky headers intelligently and requires just two clicks (or keystrokes) to execute perfectly every time.

Try Supashot today and never stitch two images together again.