Full page screenshot on Linux

Step by step

1. 1

   Install the extension in Chrome

   Add GoFullScreenshot from the Chrome Web Store. It works in Chrome and Microsoft Edge on Linux; other Chromium-based browsers such as Brave or Chromium may also work.

2. 2

   Open the page and press the shortcut

   Press Alt+Shift+S, or click the toolbar icon and choose Full page. If the shortcut does nothing, another extension may already use it: check chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

3. 3

   Wait for the scroll to finish

   The page scrolls itself while each section is captured and stitched at full resolution.

4. 4

   Copy, annotate or export

   Copy to the clipboard, annotate in the built-in editor, or save as PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF.

Why desktop tools cannot capture a full webpage

Print Screen, Flameshot, Spectacle and GNOME Screenshot all work at screen level: they photograph the pixels your monitor shows. A webpage is often far taller than one screen, and only the browser knows its real height. That is why the scroll and stitch step has to happen inside the browser. In Chrome that takes one shortcut, and the stitched result opens in a new tab where you can annotate, crop and export it.

Local-first, with no account or upload

Everything GoFullScreenshot does stays on your machine: capturing, stitching, editing, export, settings and the optional local history. There is no account, no cloud upload and no analytics. It also works the same on every distribution and on both X11 and Wayland, because the capture happens inside the browser tab rather than through the display server.

Frequently asked questions

How do I take a screenshot on Linux?

Most desktops offer a shortcut: Print Screen opens the screenshot tool in GNOME and KDE, and tools like Flameshot and Spectacle capture the screen or a selected region. They capture what is visible, so a webpage that scrolls below the fold is cut off. Shutter can also load a website by its address and capture it with the separate gnome-web-photo tool, outside your browser. For the page exactly as it appears in your browser, a full page capture inside the browser is easiest.

Can Flameshot or GNOME Screenshot capture a full webpage?

No. Flameshot, GNOME Screenshot and Spectacle capture what is on screen. They cannot scroll a webpage while capturing, so everything below the visible area is missing. The scroll and stitch step has to happen in the browser, which is what a full page screenshot extension does.

What is the full page screenshot shortcut on Linux?

GoFullScreenshot suggests Alt+Shift+S for Full page and Alt+Shift+V for Visible area on Linux and Windows. Chrome assigns a shortcut only when the keys are free, so another extension may already use them. On a Chromebook, ChromeOS uses Alt+Shift+S to open its status area, so pick another key there. Set or change any combination on chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

Does it work on Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch and other distributions?

Yes. The extension runs in the browser, not in the operating system, so it works the same on Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch, Linux Mint and any other distribution that runs Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

Does it work on Wayland?

Yes. Because the capture happens inside the browser tab, it does not depend on X11 or Wayland screen capture permissions. The browser renders and scrolls the page itself, so compositor restrictions do not apply.

Is anything uploaded to a server?

No. Capture, stitching, editing and export all run locally in your browser. The extension has no backend, no account and no analytics.

Also useful: the scrolling screenshot guide for Chrome. On another platform? Read the Mac guide, the Windows guide or the general Chrome guide.