How to take a screenshot

Because after years of computing, some people just don't know how.

Why have another "How to screenshot" website?

Take A Screenshot is, probably, the most popular reference for how to take a screenshot. It's definitely high up on every Google search on the topic, so I imagine they get a lot of traffic. When I started this project in 2017, the site was using an old version of jQuery, was covered in ads, and made around 50 web requests.

Here's what they've done since then:

• Updated jQuery, added dark mode, and removed the share widgets (credit where it's due).
• Added more ads.

All of this takes away from the fact that it's a website about taking a screenshot. It should be simple, tell you how to take a screenshot, then get out of your way. That's what I set out to create.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Fork, make changes, create a Pull Request.

A few points to consider as you make changes:

• The site must work on mobile devices.
• The site must work without Javascript enabled.
  • Only scripts should be to register service worker, service worker itself, and analytics.
• Reduce network requests.
  • Don't use <img/> tags, use inline <svg> instead.

Contributors

A big thank you to the following people for their contributions to this project:

• @ExperiBass: Adding instructions for GNOME screenshot to the Linux page
• @dgw: Adding instructions for transferring screenshots off of Switch
• /u/Charlie7Mason and @bem13: Suggestions for the Windows instructions
• @IsaacHatton: Adding basic JS platform detection on the homepage
• @infinity-atom: Adding ChromeOS instructions

Things to work on

Features

• Better diagrams
• Translation
• Other keyboard layouts

Platforms

• Windows
• Mac
• Linux
• ChromeOS
• Android
• iOS
• XBox
• PS4
• PS5
  • Images
• Steam
• Nintendo Switch
• Steam Deck
• 3rd party programs (?)
• Webpages (browser extension) (?)