Private by design
Nothing is uploaded.The capture and every edit happen on your device. Black out a bank statement or an ID without handing the original to a server.
Screenshot tool
Take a screenshot online
No install, no extension, and nothing is uploaded. Capture, annotate, black out private bits, crop, then copy or download.
Most "screenshot tool" results are browser extensions that want permissions, or websites that upload your image to a server to edit it. This one runs entirely in your browser tab. Pick a screen, window, or tab, then mark it up, black out anything sensitive, and crop - all on your own device. Nothing is sent anywhere. It is the same private, local-first promise as our screen recorder, in a lightweight tool built for stills.
Runs in a desktop browser - Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, or Brave. Your browser asks which screen or window to capture; nothing leaves your device.
No install, no extension
It is just a web page.No browser add-on, no admin rights, no download. Works even on a locked-down work or school laptop.
Mark it up
Annotate, redact, crop.Pen and text in seven colours, solid privacy masks to black things out, and a crop tool. Copy to clipboard or download.
How it works
Three steps, all in the browser. The only permission involved is your browser's own "share this screen" prompt.
- Click Take a screenshot. Your browser asks which screen, window, or tab to capture. Pick one and it grabs a single frame - no recording, no countdown.
- Mark it up. Draw with the pen, add text, black out anything private with a mask, or crop to just the part that matters. Everything is movable and resizable, with undo.
- Copy or download. Copy straight to the clipboard to paste into chat or a doc, or download as PNG, WebP, or JPEG.
What is in the editor
A focused set of tools for the things people actually do to a screenshot before sharing it.
Black out sensitive details
Drag a solid privacy mask over a name, an address, a card number, or a face. The blackout is baked into the image, and the original never leaves your device.
Pen and text
Circle a detail, draw an arrow, or label something. Seven colours, three pen sizes, three fonts, and an optional text background.
Crop to what matters
Trim the capture down to the region you care about before you save, so you are not sharing your whole desktop.
Copy to clipboard
One click puts the edited image on your clipboard, ready to paste into an email, a chat, a doc, or a ticket.
Download PNG, WebP, or JPEG
PNG for crisp lossless text, WebP for a smaller lossless file, or JPEG when you just need something tiny to attach.
Nothing uploaded
There is no server step. The frame is captured, edited, and saved entirely in your browser. Close the tab and it is gone.
Works with any app or window
Capture a desktop app, a single window, or one browser tab. If it is on your screen, you can screenshot it.
No install, no extension
Nothing to add to your browser and nothing to install. No admin rights needed, so it works on managed machines too.
Free, no signup, no watermark
No account, no email, no watermark stamped on your image. Open the page and capture.
Where a tool like this fits
A few jobs where a private, no-install screenshot tool beats both a browser extension and an upload-to-edit website:
- Redacting before you share. Black out an account number on a bank statement, an address on an invoice, or a name in a chat, knowing the original image never touched a server.
- Locked-down laptops. On a managed work or school machine where you cannot install software or add extensions, a browser tab still works.
- Capturing one window or tab. Grab a specific app window or a single browser tab rather than the whole screen, then crop further if you like.
- Annotating a bug or a design. Circle the broken button, add a note, and paste it straight into a ticket or a chat.
- A quick still without the heavy software. No need to open an image editor for a screenshot you just want to mark up and send.
Honest about what it is and is not
The trade for needing no install is that this works through your browser's screen-capture prompt, not a global hotkey. Worth knowing before you rely on it:
- Each shot starts with the browser's picker. You choose what to capture in your browser's "share screen" dialog. That is one extra click compared with a hotkey, and it is the reason no install or extension is required.
- Desktop browsers only. Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, and Brave on a computer. Phones and tablets cannot capture the screen from a web page, so this is not a mobile screenshot tool.
- It captures what is on screen, then you crop. It grabs a monitor, a window, or a tab as you see it. It is not a full-page capture that scrolls a long web page and stitches it together.
Need to record, not just capture?
If a still is not enough, the same private, no-install approach records video too: your screen with internal audio, microphone, and a webcam overlay, saved on your device with no upload. Take a screenshot any time during a recording, mark it up, and it lands in a gallery you can download.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about the screenshot tool.
Is anything uploaded to a server?
No. The screenshot is captured, edited, and saved entirely in your browser on your own device. There is no upload step and no account. When you close the tab, the image is gone unless you saved it yourself. That is the whole point: you can black out sensitive details without ever handing the original to a third party.
Do I need to install anything or add a browser extension?
No. It is a normal web page. Nothing is installed, no extension is added, and no admin rights are needed, so it works on locked-down work and school laptops where you cannot install software.
Which browsers does it work in?
Any desktop browser with screen-capture support: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and Firefox. It relies on the browser's built-in screen-sharing feature, so phones and tablets are not supported - they cannot capture the screen from a web page.
Can I black out or redact private information?
Yes. The mask tool draws a solid black box over anything you drag it across - a name, an account number, an address, a face. It is baked into the saved image. Because everything stays on your device, redacting here is safer than uploading a sensitive screenshot to an online editor.
What can I save the screenshot as?
Copy it straight to your clipboard to paste into a chat, email, or document, or download it as PNG (lossless, best for text), WebP (smaller, lossless), or JPEG (smallest, lossy).
Why does it open the browser's "share your screen" dialog?
That dialog is how a web page is allowed to see your screen at all - it is the browser's own permission prompt, controlled by you. It is the trade-off for needing no install or extension. Pick the screen, window, or tab you want and it grabs a single frame.
Can it capture a whole web page that scrolls?
No. It captures what is visible - a monitor, a window, or a tab - and then you can crop it. It does not scroll a long page and stitch the parts into one tall image. For that specific job, a full-page-capture extension is a better fit.
Can I screenshot on my phone with this?
No. Mobile browsers cannot capture the screen from a web page, so this is a desktop tool. On a phone, your device's built-in screenshot (power plus volume button) is the way to go.
Can I record a video too, not just a still?
Yes. The same site has a free online screen recorder with the same no-upload, no-install approach. It records your screen with internal audio, microphone, and a webcam overlay, and you can grab annotated screenshots while recording.