Take Long, Scrolling Screenshots on Android, iOS, and Desktop

Introduction

When the content does not fit on a single screen such as a chat conversation or an entire web page it is difficult to take a scrolling screenshot. In this blog, you can learn how we can do it easily.

On Android

Nowadays many Android Devices come with exciting build features to capture scrolling screenshots. Here’s how you can do it:

Open the content: First, open the app or web page which you want to capture
Take a Screenshot: Second, press the power button and volume down buttons at the same time but some devices might be required to press the power and home buttons.
Press "Scrollshot" or "Capture More": Third, after that a thumbnail will appear, and tap on the "Capture More" or "Scrollshot" and capture the image as you want.
Scroll and Capture: Fourth, Scroll through the content you want to capture and the tool will automatically stitch the screenshots together.
Save the Screenshot: Fifth, After all these steps tap on “save” and it will be saved in your gallery folder.

On ISO

Apple has started with IOS 13 to capture full-page screenshots, but it’s limited to Safari. Here is the process that you can do it:

First, open the safari and navigate to the web page which you want to capture.
Second, press the side button and volume up buttons at the same time on an iphone with a face ID. On iPhones with a home button, you have to press the side buttons and home buttons together.
Third, Tap on the preview which appears on the left corner buttons.
Fourth, on the screenshot editors tap on the full page at the top.
Fifth, now you can save the image as a PDF and or a normal image.

Note: Third-party apps like Tailor or Picsew can be used to capture long screenshots.

On Desktop

Taking screenshots can be easier by using the Chrome extension or a built-in browser tools. Here is how you can take a screenshot by using a popular extension:

First, install a browser extension like GoFullyPage for Chrome and FireShot for Firefox.
Second, open the web page that you want to capture.
Third, Click the extension in your browser and select the entire page.
Fourth, save your screenshots in any format as a pdf or a normal image.

Most browsers were made in the developer tools that the following shortcut key can be used for long capture.

On Chrome

Press Ctrl+Shift+I (Windows) or Cmd+Opt+I (Mac) to open Developer Tools.
Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the command menu.
Type "screenshot" and select "Capture full-size screenshot".

On Firefox

Press Ctrl+Shift+M (Windows) or Cmd+Opt+M (Mac) to enter Responsive Design Mode.
Click the three-dot menu and select "Take a Screenshot" > "Save full page".