Guide
How to capture a full page with Chrome DevTools
Chrome DevTools can capture a full-page screenshot without installing an extension. This guide provides the exact command-menu steps, explains output behavior and limits, and shows when an extension is better for redaction or repeatable workflows.
Quick answer
Chrome DevTools can capture a full page without any extension: open DevTools, open the command menu, type "screenshot", and choose "Capture full size screenshot". It saves a single PNG of the entire page.
It is great for a quick one-off, but it does not hide sticky headers, has no redaction, and only saves PNG. Use an extension like Captorify when you need those things or you capture pages regularly.
Exact DevTools steps
Open the page, then press F12 (or Cmd+Option+I on macOS) to open DevTools. Open the command menu with Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows and Linux).
Type "screenshot", choose "Capture full size screenshot", and Chrome scrolls the page top to bottom and downloads a single PNG.
Output behavior
The result is one PNG covering the full scroll height of the page, saved to your downloads folder. There is no format choice and no editor step; you get the raw image as Chrome rendered it during the scroll.
Content that loads only as you scroll may appear blank if it had not loaded by the time that part of the page was captured.
Limits
DevTools does not hide sticky or fixed elements, so headers can repeat down the image. It offers no redaction, so you cannot remove sensitive details before sharing, and it cannot password-protect or expire the result.
Very tall pages, scroll containers, and iframes can also produce incomplete or distorted captures with a basic scroll method.
When an extension is better
Choose Captorify when you capture often, when the image contains data you must redact before sharing, or when you need PDF or JPG output. Captorify auto-hides sticky elements, keeps an editor step for annotation and redaction, and can produce a controlled share link.
Redaction and secure sharing are Pro features; capture and PNG/JPG/PDF export are available free and stay local on your device.
Troubleshooting
- Header repeats down the image: the page has a sticky or fixed header DevTools does not hide; use an extension that hides them.
- Blank images partway down: lazy-loaded content; scroll the full page slowly first, then recapture.
- Cut-off or distorted very long pages: the page may exceed practical capture limits; capture in sections.
- Command not found: make sure DevTools is focused before opening the command menu.