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How to take a scrolling screenshot on mac for long pages
Ksnip is an open-source, cross-platform screenshot editor that offers a full suite of annotation tools, but lacks native scrolling screenshot functionality. This means that if you need to how to take a scrolling screenshot on mac and then edit the entire web page image, you’ll need to perform additional steps in your browser.
How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Mac
- Download and install the software from the official website
- Open Safari and use its built-in full-page screenshot feature to capture the entire web page
- Export the full scroll screenshot file to local storage
- Launch the software and import the exported long screenshot file
- Add text, arrows, shapes, or blur effects within the software as needed
- Save the edited scroll screenshot to the destination folder
Disadvantages
- To take long screenshots on a Mac, you need to use Safari’s full-page screenshot feature.
- Compared to professional screenshot tools, it lacks OCR text recognition capabilities.
- It lacks a floating image paste feature and pixel measurement tools.
If you frequently need to take scrolling screenshots and want to integrate screenshot capture and editing into a single-click process, other dedicated screenshot apps that support full-page screenshots might be more convenient.
ps
Make sure the entire web page has fully loaded in Safari to avoid incomplete screenshots when scrolling.
Update the software regularly from GitHub to fix compatibility issues with new versions of macOS.
Export the full-page Safari screenshot to a local file before importing it into the software.