The key part of a blogging business is to write excellent posts and killer articles, and high-quality images and screenshots are a requirement for a fine article. So, a screen capture tool is a must for daily usage particularly for bloggers or web-masters. Also for every PC user, it is very essential to contain at least one screen capture tool installed on their computer or within their web browser for taking screenshots of major things. There is a huge list available of add-ons and if used, it will formulate your workflow faster and more productive, so prefer whichever is suitable to you. Mozilla Firefox is a very famous browser nowadays with such a packed field. The giant library of great extensions which increase your browsing experience is one of the factors that make Firefox much popular. Take a look here on the Best 5 FireFox Extensions to capture screenshots.
Top 5 Firefox add-ons for taking screenshots
1, FireShot
Fireshot is one of the best add-ons around according to many users as it has a lot to offer, though pretty complex. It provides you the ability to capture screen shots of web pages as well as add graphics and text messages. You can capture complete pages or only chosen areas and save them in any following file types: .png, .jpg, .gif,.bmp. FireShot lets you to copy/save the screenshot to the clipboard and even directly email the captured screen. The captures can also be sent to configurable external editor for further processing. After installation, a small icon is added to the toolbar which will appear on the right hand side like this:
For webmasters, who wish to use web page images for tutorials, how to’s etc., FireShot plugin can be very functional. A set of editing and annotation tools for working with your screenshots is exclusive about this plugin. If you desire to present your work in your portfolio, then this can be a useful extension to incorporate. Until now, it has over 3 million downloads, making it perhaps the most well-liked screen capture addon for Firefox.
2, Screengrab
Screengrab is a good firefox extension that permits you to capture screenshots with much more flexibility. You can save the whole webpage as an image, a specific collection or a frame in the JPEG or PNG format. Any Java or Flash embedded in a page can be captured by it, but the condition is Java must be installed in the browser. You may drag and choose a particular segment of the page or save the complete scrolling window and also save flash screens with this extension. Overall, we can say that with just one click, you can capture, grab, save, download, or copy anything you examine in your web browser.
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Once you install this extension, view a small icon on the bottom right side of your firefox status bar. When you hit it, it suggests you 3 options – to copy the entire window, to copy just the observable area, and to copy a definite area selection only. Also you can directly save the screenshot to the clipboard or as a file. Screengrab has already 25,379 weekly downloads as of May, 2010.
3, Snapper
Snapper won’t grab the whole browser window; instead it will just snap the preferred area. In short, it is for selection-based screenshots only. It cuts the extra work required for cropping superfluous information. When you are writing a report/sending a message to user about how to search any definite thing in a database or on a web site, don’t “tell” the reader but “show” what you indicate. Just headover to Snapper (the mouth will pop open screening its active) and emphasize an area, save as png file and insert it into document.
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4, LightShot
Easy-to-use browser extension, LightShot for Firefox allows users capture, edit, and upload screenshots. For users who have a repetitive necessitate taking screen captures, this flexible add-on could rapidly become essential. Features of Lightshot include:
- Light application – A light weight makes your work with the app easier. Simple interface!
- Quick screenshot of chosen area – App let you choose any area on a desktop and do a screenshot of it with 2 clicks only.
- Powerful editor – As soon as you make screenshots, edit them.
- Share screenshots through Internet – To server upload your screenshots, and obtain a quick web-link on it.
Click on the LightShot icon on the toolbar or status bar (Alt+T) to simply make screenshots of any special area in a browser tab. Your next step is to choose part you desire to make a screenshot from and press “Save” or “Upload to server”. Sharing your screenshots to Twitter or Facebook is the cool thing about LightShot.
5, Pearl Crescent Page Saver
An amazing webpage screenshot capture tool, Pearl Crescent Firefox Add-on takes screenshot of visible section or whole page without any effort. The output screenshot quality is outstanding. It comes in both a free Basic version and a paid for Pro. It lets you to take images as well as captures flash content of the webpage, which can be saved in either PNG or JPEG format. A broad range of options are offered to permit you to control the photo capture process that includes a file name pattern and an image scale setting. For example, save at 60% of original size.
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You can make any type of screenshots for various presentations with the help of Pearl Crescent Page Saver; you can even display mistakes (if there are any) that appear on the site. It has been tested on Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Linux x86 and runs on the newest Firefox (3.5 onwards).
