How to take a scrollable screenshot on Windows 11

Although Windows comes with a built-in tool that helps the user take screenshots of anything on the device, you won't get other options, like taking a scrollable screenshot. Therefore, you will have to rely on browsers that provide options for capturing screenshots of this type, which will be limited to web pages only. For a particular window or Windows application, you will need to turn to third-party applications that can successfully do the job for you.

In this article, we will explain the different ways to take a scrolling screenshot on your Windows 11 computer. We will first learn how to take screenshots in Windows and then how to take a scrolling screenshot. First: How to take screenshots in Windows 11. Windows shortcuts provide the ability to take a picture of the entire screen by pressing the Win + PrintScreen button or the PrintScreen button only on some devices, and you will notice that the screen flashes to confirm that the pictures were taken.

The images are saved in this path: (C:Users****PicturesScreenshots). The Windows system internally has a dedicated tool for taking screenshots in several ways through the “Snipping Tool”. You can take a picture of only part of the screen.

If you press Win + Shift + S, the screen will flash and a small Snipping Tool menu will appear at the top of the screen, allowing you to do the following (from left to right): Rectangular Cut: Draw a square around what you want to capture. Freeform Crop: Draw any shape around what you want to capture. Window Crop: Choose a window to capture.

Full-screen crop: Capture the entire screen (same as the PrtScr keyboard shortcut). Once the photo is taken, it will be saved in the PicturesScreenshots folder, however, if you click on the crop preview that appears at the bottom of the screen, you will find options to edit the image (crop, rotate and more) and save it to your desktop. Now you have learned everything about capturing the entire Windows screen or parts of it.

But it lacks the ability to take a long photo of the computer. Here are all the available ways to take a scrolling screenshot in Windows.

What are the benefits of taking a scrollable screenshot?

Before we go ahead and start taking a scrollable screenshot, first, let's understand some of the benefits of taking a scrollable screenshot compared to regular screenshots. It saves time as you don't have to take multiple screenshots of a single page. Allows the user to capture the entire page at once.

Enables the user to capture content that expands along the window or page at once. All of these scenarios confront us almost daily. So, shooting a scrollable screenshot allows you to save time and effort and capture more with just a few taps or a tap.

How to take a scrollable screenshot in browsers Every browser has a way to capture the screen via an internal tool or via browser extensions. Let's learn about the method in the most popular browsers. On Microsoft Edge, open Microsoft Edge.

Click on the 3-dot menu icon. Select Web Capture. Click on the full page capture icon at the top.

The scrollable screenshot will be captured by the browser. However, note that only the active tab will be captured. You can make use of various editing tools or the built-in screenshot editor to edit the screenshot however you want.

On Google Chrome, open Google Chrome. Go to the Google Chrome web store. Type GoFullPage in the search bar and click Add to Chrome.

Click the Extensions toolbar at the top of Chrome. Select the GoFullPage extension icon. A scrollable screenshot of the currently active web page will be taken automatically.

On the Firefox browser, open the Mozilla Firefox browser. Click on the 3 lines icon. Choose More Tools.

Select Customize toolbar. Locate the screenshot icon and drag it to the Firefox toolbar. Visit the web page you want to take a screenshot of.

Click on the screenshot icon. Select Save Full Page.

NimBuss browser add-on – Google Search browser add-on

NimBuss is a useful tool for screen capture and video recording in Windows. You can use it to take an image of part of the screen, the entire screen, or an entire scrollable web page. You can also edit the photo after taking it and add text, shapes, and comments.

In addition, you can record a video of the screen, a specific window, or the webcam. You can also save photos and videos to your computer or share them online. To take an extended photo of a page or screen with the NimBuss browser extension, follow these steps: Open Chrome and click the NimBuss icon at the top right of the screen.

Choose the “Entire Page” or “Full Screen Capture” option from the menu. Wait for the photo to be captured and the photo editor to appear. Edit the image as you wish or click “Save” to save it.

Choose your preferred saving location from the available options. You can save the image to your computer, clipboard, Google Drive, Dropbox, Slack, or email.

How to take a scrollable screenshot with external applications

ShareX Download ShareX to your computer. The installation phase has completed successfully. Launch ShareX.

Click “Capture” in the right pane. Click Scrollable Snapshot. Go to the webpage or Windows 11 app you want to take a scrolling screenshot of.

Press the button to start shooting a scrollable screenshot. ShareX is a great software available for free that lets you take different types of screenshots, including scrollable screenshots. Apart from screenshots, you can also record videos with this software.

PicPick Download PicPick. This is the software installation phase. Run PicPick on your Windows 11 computer.

Click on the Scrollable Screenshot option. Left-click on the area you want to take a screenshot of. PicPick will automatically capture your scrollable screenshot.

To stop taking a screenshot, all you have to do is right or left click on the screen. The screenshot will open in the editor for you to edit the image. In conclusion, in order to take a scrollable screenshot of Windows applications and programs, you need to make use of all the various third-party screenshot capture tools mentioned above.

Our dedicated guide lists some of the best options in that category that you can choose. Popular browsers like Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc. allow you to take scrollable screenshots through built-in tools. For those who use Google Chrome, you can easily download the extension as shown above and take scrollable screenshots.

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