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Screenshot and GIF software
The following list documents different screenshoting & GIF-making techniques and free software. We encourage you to make use of these when making front-end pull requests, as other contributors can see the changes you have made without having to checkout your branch.
Screenshot tools by platform
Browser
- Firefox can take screenshots without any plugins (stable feature starting from v57)
- You can find it under
page actions / Take a screenshot - It is capable of screenshoting the entire page, visible area and individual DOM elements
- You can find it under
- LightShot Screenshot (Chrome, Firefox, IE & Opera)
macOS
- Command-Shift-3 to capture the entire screen
- Command-Shift-4 and drag cursor to select a specific area
- Command-Shift-5 and select suitable option to capture or record screen (macOS Mojave)
- LightShot Screenshot
- Gyazo
Windows
- PrtScn to copy the screen to the clipboard
- Windows-PrtScn to save the screen to a file
- Snipping Tool (inbuilt)
- LightShot Screenshot
- Gyazo
Linux
- gnome-screenshot (inbuilt, you can use Ctrl-Shift-PrtScn as a shortcut for its “select an area to grab” feature)
GIF tools by platform
Browser
- GIPHY
- Chrome Capture (Tip: Use Alt+i to interact with the page while recording)