Free & Open Source Chrome Extension
Screenshot.
Annotate.
Ship faster.
Capture any page — visible area, full page, or crop. Annotate with 10+ tools. Export as PNG or PDF. 100% local, no uploads, ever.
- No accounts needed
- Works offline
- 10+ annotation tools
- Light & dark mode
4 Capture Modes
Capture anything,
your way
One click from the toolbar. Four ways to capture. Zero friction.
Visible Area
Capture exactly what's on screen right now — instantly, no scrolling.
Full Page
Automatically scroll and stitch the entire page into one perfect screenshot.
Crop Region
Draw any rectangle over the page and capture exactly that region.
Save as PDF
Capture a full page and export it as a properly sized, print-ready PDF.
10 Annotation Tools
Annotate like a
design pro
A full annotation editor opens instantly in a new tab after every capture. All tools support custom colors and stroke sizes. Undo up to 50 steps.
- 50 undo steps
- Custom colors
- Full resolution
- PenFreehand drawing with custom colors and stroke sizes
- ArrowClean filled arrowheads to point at anything
- LineStraight lines for diagrams and layouts
- Circle / EllipseHighlight areas with circles or ellipses
- TextClick anywhere to place and type text labels
- Step MarkersAuto-numbered circles ①②③ for tutorials and guides
- Callout BubbleTyped text inside a speech bubble
- Blur / RedactPixelate or blur sensitive information before sharing
- Crop CanvasTrim the captured image to focus on what matters
- Emoji Stamp30 common emojis — stamp anywhere on the canvas
Export Options
Your output, your choice
Three ways to get your screenshot out of Snipwise and into wherever it needs to go.
Download PNG
Full resolution, lossless PNG. Keeps every pixel perfect.
Copy Image
Paste directly into Slack, email, Figma, Notion — anywhere that accepts images.
Save PDF
Proper PDF sized to match your screenshot, ready for sharing or printing.
- Light & dark editor theme
- Undo up to 50 steps
- Clear all annotations at once
- Works on any website
- No size limits
- Keyboard shortcuts
Privacy First
100% local.
No uploads.
No exceptions.
Snipwise is built with a single, non-negotiable rule: your screenshots stay on your device. Always. This isn't a setting you toggle — it's the entire architecture. Read the privacy policy.
- No accounts, everOpen Snipwise and it just works. No sign-up, no login, no email required.
- Completely offlineScreenshots never leave your device. No network requests, no cloud sync, nothing goes anywhere.
- Zero trackingNo analytics, no telemetry, no third-party services. Your browsing is your own.
- Only six permissionsactiveTab, scripting, tabs, storage, unlimitedStorage and downloads — each one tied to a feature you can see.
Open Source
Plain HTML, CSS, and JS.
No build step. No framework.
Snipwise is fully open source — a handful of files, plus one vendored copy of jsPDF for PDF export. Nothing is minified beyond recognition, so you can read the code that handles your screenshots instead of trusting it. Fork it, modify it, or contribute.
- Build tools
- 0Build tools
- Trackers
- 0Trackers
- Customizable
- ∞Customizable
- License
- MITLicense