How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot (Capture a Whole Page)

Short version: A regular screenshot only captures the visible screen. For a whole page, use a full-page capture tool: in Chrome/Edge, DevTools → Ctrl+Shift+P → “Capture full size screenshot”; on iPhone, take a shot then tap Full Page; on Samsung Android, tap Scroll capture in the screenshot toolbar. For long app content that isn’t a web page, a short screen recording of the scroll is often clearer.

Sometimes one screen isn’t enough — you need the entire thing: a long article, a full chat thread, a terms page, a dashboard that runs off the bottom. A normal screenshot stops at the edge of your display. Here’s how to capture the whole scroll as one image.

Chrome and Edge (any desktop OS)

Both browsers can render an entire page to a single image, no extension needed:

1. Open the page and press F12 to open DevTools.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Chromebook) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the command menu.
3. Type Capture full size screenshot and press Enter.

The full page — header to footer — downloads as one PNG. This is the most reliable method on Windows, which has no native scrolling-screenshot shortcut.

Firefox

Firefox has it built in with no DevTools: right-click an empty part of the page → Take Screenshot → Save full page.

Browser extensions (when you want a button)

If DevTools feels fiddly, a reputable full-page screenshot extension adds a one-click toolbar button that scrolls and stitches automatically. Stick to well-reviewed extensions and be mindful that any extension can see page content — avoid capturing pages with sensitive data through one you don’t trust.

iPhone and iPad

For Safari and many apps:

1. Take a normal screenshot (Side + Volume Up).
2. Tap the thumbnail in the corner.
3. Tap the Full Page tab at the top.
4. Crop if needed, then Save to Files (it saves as a PDF) or share.

Android

• Samsung / OneUI: after a screenshot, tap the Scroll capture icon (two downward chevrons) in the toolbar and keep tapping to extend down the page.
• Pixel / stock Android: after a screenshot, tap Capture more and drag the crop handles over the page.

Chromebook

Chromebooks don’t have a native scrolling capture — use the Chrome DevTools method above, which works perfectly since you’re already in the browser.

When a tall image is the wrong format

A scrolling screenshot of something genuinely long — a 40-message thread, a whole spreadsheet — becomes an unwieldy sliver of an image that’s hard to read. Often what you actually want is to show the scroll happening: a short screen recording where you scroll through the content is clearer, smaller to share, and lets you narrate.

KeepCast, a local-first screen recorder for Windows, is built for exactly that — record a region (or the full screen) as you scroll, add your voice, and export one MP4 that stays on your machine. No upload, no watermark. (Join the waitlist.) It also takes standard region and full-screen screenshots when a single still is all you need.

The bottom line

There’s no universal scrolling-screenshot key, but every platform has a route: DevTools “full size screenshot” in Chrome/Edge, Firefox’s built-in “Save full page”, the Full Page tab on iPhone, and Scroll capture on Samsung. For very long or moving content, record a short scroll instead of fighting a giant image.