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PDF output for captures

Export a full-page screenshot to PDF. Keep the whole captured depth.

PageShotter turns captures made in the extension into a continuous or paged PDF on your computer. It does not offer a standalone image-file converter, submit a URL or require an account.

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PageShotter is live

Capture a webpage in Chrome, then export the captured depth as PDF. Everything is processed locally.

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Choose PDF after a PageShotter capture

  1. Choose a full-page, visible-area, region or element capture in PageShotter.
  2. Review the captured result and open the export options.
  3. Choose PDF, then select the text, link and page-splitting options you need.
  4. Download the PDF to your computer.

This page covers PDF output from a PageShotter capture. It is not an arbitrary image-to-PDF converter.

One long screenshot or printable pages

Keep the capture as one continuous PDF page when preserving the webpage's long shape matters. A PDF page stops at 200 inches; if the fitted result would be longer, PageShotter asks you to turn Split to pages back on instead of producing a file that readers may clip.

Turn on page splitting when you need conventional pages, with A4, Letter and Legal size options available.

Captured resultPNG, PDF and copy
PageShotter result page after a long MDN webpage capture, with image, PDF and copy export actions

Searchable text and clickable links

For a direct webpage capture, PageShotter can place text read from the live page behind the screenshot and preserve page links as clickable PDF links. The visual result still looks like the webpage, while compatible PDF readers can search and select the text.

The text layer covers Latin scripts. It is read from the webpage rather than recovered from screenshot pixels with OCR, so PageShotter is not a tool for adding OCR to an existing scanned PDF.

After editing. An edited PDF contains the rendered picture. Source-page text and links are not overlaid after edits, so export the original capture directly when searchable text or clickable links matter.

Why use PDF for a long screenshot?

  • A PDF can contain a capture too tall for one PNG or JPEG.
  • Page splitting makes a long webpage easier to print or file.
  • Optional source text makes a direct capture searchable in Latin scripts.
  • Optional direct links preserve supported links from the captured page.

For image quality and file-size choices, read the screenshot export settings guide.

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Screenshot to PDF questions

Can PageShotter convert an existing screenshot file to PDF?
Not currently. PageShotter converts captures made by the extension; it does not have an arbitrary image-upload converter.
Can I make the PDF searchable?
For a direct capture with page content available, enable Text-searchable. It supports text read from the webpage in Latin scripts. Edited exports are image-based.
Will links still work in the PDF?
Enable Direct links for a direct capture. Supported links read from the webpage become clickable in the PDF. They are not carried into an edited PDF.
Is the screenshot uploaded to create the PDF?
No. Capture assembly and PDF generation happen locally in the extension.

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