Capture Screenshot in Chrome without any tool / plugin / extension

 

All of us need to capture the screenshot of the browser one time or another and I have used many third party freemium extensions over time but nothing could be as good as something built in to the browser itself.

Chrome now includes a way to capture the screen shot through Dev Tools. To Open Dev Tools Press F12 or  Ctrl + Shift + I or from the hamburger menu in Chrome select More Tools –> Developer Tools

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Developer Tools

 

Click on device toggle to select device mode

 

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Device Toggle

 

Select the Device to capture the screenshot

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Device Select

 

Go to 3 dots menu on the right and select Capture Screenshot.

 

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Capture Screenshot

 

And volla. there you have your screenshot.

 

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Sreenshot iPhone

 

Note – If you not want the device border then you could disable it from the 3 dots menu in the right

 

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Hide Device Frame

 

I know what you are thinking. What if I want the screenshot in a desktop / laptop browser size and not a device. There is a simple way to do that. In the Device selection menu select Responsive

 

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Responsive Device

 

Now drag to resize the area of the responsive device and then click on capture screenshot.

 

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Resize Device

 

Ans here is your screenshot.

 

a screenshot capture using chrome

Screnshot Responsive

 

Hope this helps you. Any feedback, questions and comments are welcome.