Premium screenshot tool for Chrome — capture full page or any region, annotate with shapes, text, blur, redact, and copy to clipboard. Runs entirely on-device. No analytics, no accounts, no cloud.
Part of the Empiric Apps family of premium native tools.
- Chrome Web Store → chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ojklnfmgbcnhjbjgpbkkomfdpjochlce
- Manual → download the latest
.zipfrom Releases, unzip, then load it viachrome://extensions→ Load unpacked.
- Full page — stitches the entire scrollable page, including content below the fold (
Alt+Shift+F) - Select area — drag to pick any region of the visible viewport (
Alt+Shift+R) - Capture element — hover-pick any scrollable element (sidebar, chat pane, modal) and capture its full content
- Capture delay — 3s or 5s delay to catch menus, dropdowns, and hover states
Shortcuts can be rebound at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.
Every region capture opens in a dedicated annotation editor:
- Rectangle, ellipse, line, arrow — customizable stroke color, width, and fill
- Text labels with Small / Medium / Large sizing
- Auto-numbered badges for step-by-step tutorials
- Highlight — translucent marker overlay that keeps text legible
- Marker — freehand drawing
- Blur — real pixel blur at Light / Medium / Strong intensity
- Redact — one-click solid black bar
- Eyedropper — pick any color directly from the screenshot
- Frame — wrap the screenshot with padding, gradient or solid background, rounded corners, and drop shadow for share-ready visuals
All annotations remain editable: select, move, delete, unlimited undo/redo.
- Download as PNG (region) or JPG (full page) to your Downloads folder
- Copy to clipboard — paste straight into Slack, email, Figma, Google Docs
- Or both at once
V select · R rectangle · O ellipse · L line · A arrow · H highlight · M marker · X redact · N badge · B blur · T text · F frame · I eyedropper · Cmd+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z undo/redo · Cmd+S save · Esc cancel.
Empiric Studio runs entirely on your device. Screenshots, preferences, and any data never leave your browser. No analytics, no accounts, no cloud. Full privacy policy: empiricapps.com/privacy-studio.
| Permission | Reason |
|---|---|
activeTab |
Capture the visible content of the active tab when the user clicks the extension |
tabs |
Query the active tab's URL (filename) and window ID |
scripting |
Inject the region selector overlay and a page measurement script |
offscreen |
Canvas operations (stitching, cropping, clipboard fallback) since MV3 service workers have no DOM |
downloads |
Save screenshots to the Downloads folder |
storage |
Persist user preferences across sessions |
clipboardWrite |
Copy screenshots to the system clipboard when enabled |
No host permissions, no remote code, no eval.
- Manifest V3
- Service worker background + offscreen document for canvas/clipboard
- Vanilla JS, no build step
git clone https://github.com/mburlac/empiric-apps-screenshot-chrome.git
cd empiric-apps-screenshot-chrome
# load in Chrome via chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked- Empiric Apps — www.empiricapps.com
- Privacy policy — empiricapps.com/privacy-studio
- Chrome Web Store — Empiric Studio
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