How to take a full page screenshot in Firefox

Firefox's built-in screenshot tool

Firefox Screenshots used to be a separate add-on and is now part of the browser. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux, and in private windows. It can capture the full page, the visible part of the window, a single element you click on, or a region you drag.

Full page screenshots are useful for design reviews, bug reports, saving a receipt or order confirmation, and keeping a record of a page that might change. The built-in tool covers a one-off capture well. If you do it every day, or need to blur or annotate before you share, the extension route further down saves steps.

How to take a full page screenshot in Firefox

1. Open the page and scroll to the bottom once so images further down have loaded.
2. Right-click an empty part of the page and choose Take Screenshot, or press Ctrl + Shift + S (Cmd + Shift + S on a Mac).
3. Click Save full page in the top-right corner.
4. Check the preview, then click Download to save a PNG to your downloads folder, or Copy to put it on the clipboard.

• Save visible captures only what is on screen.
• Hover over the page and click to capture a single element, such as one table or card, or drag to capture a region.
• To add a Screenshot button to the toolbar, right-click the toolbar, choose Customise Toolbar and drag the Screenshot icon into place.

Full page screenshots from Firefox DevTools

Developers have two more options. Open the Web Console with Ctrl + Shift + K (Cmd + Option + K on a Mac) and type :screenshot --fullpage, then press Enter. Firefox saves a full page PNG to your downloads. In Responsive Design Mode (Ctrl + Shift + M, or Cmd + Option + M on a Mac) you can pick a phone or tablet size and click the camera icon to capture the page at that size.

Limits of the built-in tool

None of these are problems for a quick capture of a simple page. They matter when the page is long, dynamic or contains details you should not share.

• Very long pages can be cut off at a maximum size.
• Pages that scroll inside a box, like many web apps and chat windows, may only capture the visible part.
• Sticky headers and cookie banners can land in the middle of the image.
• It saves PNG only, with no crop, arrows, text or blur, and no PDF.
• Content that loads as you scroll can come out blank if you did not scroll first.

Firefox screenshot extensions

If you capture pages often, or need to edit before you share, a screenshot extension for Firefox is worth it. Several well-known names, including FireShot, Nimbus Screenshot and Screen Video Recorder, and Awesome Screenshot, publish Firefox versions, though features and plans differ between their Chrome and Firefox listings. If you used GoFullPage in Chrome, check addons.mozilla.org for a current Firefox version before assuming one exists. Install add-ons only from addons.mozilla.org and check the permissions they ask for.

NeoReader Full Page Screenshot is available for Firefox, as well as Chrome and Edge. It is free, with no account and no watermark.

Take a full page screenshot with the NeoReader add-on

1. Add NeoReader Full Page Screenshot to Firefox.
2. Open the page and click the add-on icon, or use its keyboard shortcut.
3. Choose Full page, visible area or select area. It scrolls and stitches the page and shows sticky headers once.
4. Crop, draw arrows and shapes, add text and emoji, or blur private details.
5. Save as PNG, JPG or PDF, or copy it. The screenshot is deleted when you close the editor.

Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Mac compared

Firefox has the most convenient built-in option of the major browsers: a right-click and one button. Edge is similar with Ctrl + Shift + S and Capture full page. Chrome hides it in DevTools as Capture full size screenshot, which our Chrome guide covers, and Safari on a Mac needs the Web Inspector, covered in our Mac guide. All four save an image with little or no editing, which is where an extension helps.

Tips for a clean Firefox capture

• Close cookie banners and chat bubbles before you capture.
• Use Reader View (the page icon in the address bar) first if you want a clean article without ads and sidebars.
• Zoom out with Ctrl and minus (Cmd and minus on a Mac) to fit a wider layout.
• For a long article you want to print or archive, a PDF with sensible page breaks is easier to read than one giant PNG.
• Check the screenshot at full size before you send it. Tall images are scaled down in previews and can look blurry when they are fine.
• Sign out or blur personal details such as your name and email before you share a page from an account you are logged in to.