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Why there is no safe screenshot plugin for Firefox?

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Im looking at some recommended and verified plugins for Firefox for taking screenshots easily and there is none. I can't trust some random closed source plugin taking screenshots.

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Just use the snipping tool built into Windows. If you use Linux your distribution will provide an alternative.

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Windows Snip, or CTRL+PrntScrn?

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Indeed.
Why use a program written for another program while you can just use the one provided by the OS.
Or better yet get a 3rd party app for you OS if the functionality of provided isnt enough.

And also (on Win10) if you want whole screen screenshot just press WinKey+PRTSCRN and it will store the screenshot in your pictures folder.

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
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Just use Screen Snip built into Windows 10.

 

It has a feature where it snaps a screenshot of any open window of your choosing.

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It's built right in. Just right click lol.

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As an alternative you can also try "Print…" (Ctrl+P) in Firefox and then select "Save to PDF" this should give you a "screenshot" of the entire page (which I assume is the reason for wanting to use a plugin rather than a native screenshot tool)

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1 hour ago, Eigenvektor said:

As an alternative you can also try "Print…" (Ctrl+P) in Firefox and then select "Save to PDF" this should give you a "screenshot" of the entire page (which I assume is the reason for wanting to use a plugin rather than a native screenshot tool)

Unfortunately though, because the PDF format is designed for print, is has to have a designated page size, which causes breaks in odd places. So it's best avoided if you want it to look pretty.

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1 hour ago, Den-Fi said:

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It's built right in. Just right click lol.

It's a bit different on my Firefox, but nevertheless it's there :

 

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And when you select it, you can select a region freely (drag mouse) or by picking the region Firefox highlights, or you can choose to capture whole page or the whole visible area

...see attached picture done with built in screenshot tool

 

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On 5/12/2021 at 5:30 PM, HanZie82 said:

And also (on Win10) if you want whole screen screenshot just press WinKey+PRTSCRN and it will store the screenshot in your pictures folder.

Thats handy, i didnt know that, only knew ctrl+prnt ,which is kinda not great because you have to manually save it with paint or something, and its easy to forget.

Snip also works of course, but not the quickest either.

 

 

On 5/12/2021 at 5:33 PM, Den-Fi said:

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It's built right in. Just right click lol.

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On 5/12/2021 at 5:32 PM, D13H4RD said:

Just use Screen Snip built into Windows 10.

 

It has a feature where it snaps a screenshot of any open window of your choosing.

Im pressting windows + print and nothing happens. I may not have the extra stuff, I use the Enterprise LTSC version.

 

I realized that the Take Screenshot thing was built in on FIrefox however it has disappeared recently. Update bug?

 

Ctrl shift s brings it up so its still there, just not the menu.

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13 hours ago, MS-DOS said:

Im pressting windows + print and nothing happens. I may not have the extra stuff, I use the Enterprise LTSC version.

It saves them with no prompt. Go to 

My pictures > Screenshots

It should be saved right there. (Screen wil go dim to show the taking of the screenshot)

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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On 5/18/2021 at 6:27 PM, HanZie82 said:

It saves them with no prompt. Go to 


My pictures > Screenshots

It should be saved right there. (Screen wil go dim to show the taking of the screenshot)

I want a crop option like on firefox otherwise i can just print key and paste on paint

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22 hours ago, MS-DOS said:

I want a crop option like on firefox otherwise i can just print key and paste on paint

Sure, you can go the more slow route. 😛  I get it tho, if it aint broken, dont fix it.

 

But i think you want to use SHIFT + WINKEY + S (if you have the right windows version) it will open Snippet tool in rectangle select.

And it should do exactly as you described.

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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