Awesome Screenshot and NeoReader: the short version
Awesome Screenshot is a well-known screenshot and screen recorder extension. Alongside capture and annotation, it offers screen video recording, cloud accounts for storing and sharing, and paid plans. Features and limits change over time, so check its current plans if you are comparing costs.
NeoReader Full Page Screenshot is an independent extension that does one thing: screenshots. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Awesome Screenshot. It does not record video, and it has no cloud account. What it does, it does free: full page capture, an editor, blur and PDF export.
What the NeoReader screenshot extension does
- Capture the entire scrolling page, the visible part, or a dragged area.
- Sticky headers are handled so they appear once.
- Editor: crop, arrows, boxes, highlighter, text and emoji.
- A pixel blur for private details that cannot be reversed in the exported file.
- Save PNG, JPG or PDF, or copy to the clipboard.
- Works in Chrome, Edge and Firefox on Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeOS.
- No sign-in. Screenshots stay on your device and are never sent to our servers.
How to switch from the Awesome Screenshot Chrome extension
- Save any screenshots you want to keep from your existing account before you change tools.
- Add NeoReader Full Page Screenshot to Chrome, Edge or Firefox and pin it to the toolbar.
- Set your keyboard shortcut in the browser's extension shortcut settings.
- Capture a page, try the editor and blur tool, and save as PNG, JPG or PDF.
- Keep both installed while you compare, then remove the one you do not use.
If you also need a screen recorder
Be clear about this before you switch: NeoReader does not record your screen. If you rely on screen video recording for tutorials or bug reports, keep a recorder for that job. Awesome Screenshot and Screen Recorder, the recorder built into your operating system, or a dedicated recording app will serve you better there.
If what you actually want is a still image from a video file you already have, our free video screenshot tool opens the file in your browser and saves any frame as PNG or JPG at full resolution.
Which one should you choose, and what to check
If you want recording, cloud storage and team sharing in one extension, a suite like Awesome Screenshot is built for that. If you want fast, private screenshots with editing and PDF export, and you would rather not create an account, the NeoReader extension keeps things simple. Your screenshots are yours, on your device, and you share them however you already do.
Whichever you pick, check these points first:
- Where screenshots go: kept in your browser, or stored in a cloud account.
- Whether you must sign in before you can save or edit.
- Which features are free and which sit in a paid plan, such as blur, PDF export or longer captures.
- How it handles sticky headers and images that load as you scroll.
- What permissions it asks for, and whether they match what it does.
