Full page screenshots for QA testing
Short answer
QA evidence is only useful if it shows enough context to reproduce the defect. A full page capture records the whole state — the broken element, the surrounding layout, and any error banners further up that a crop would have missed.
Updated 13 August 2026Written by the Full Page Screenshot team
What makes evidence usable
- The whole page, not the defect
- The cause is frequently outside the crop. A validation error at the top of a form explains a disabled button at the bottom, and only a full page capture has both.
- One capture per state
- Before the action, after the action. Two full page images make a state transition unambiguous in a way a description does not.
- Annotations that point, not decorate
- One arrow at the thing that is wrong. Ten highlights make a reader hunt.
- Redaction before filing
- Test environments carry real-looking personal data and trackers are often more visible than assumed. Blur before saving.
Settings for test evidence
- Format
- PNG, or JPG where the tracker caps attachment size
- Environment
- Staging and localhost both work
- Nested panels
- Click inside the panel before capturing
- Retention
- Captures are cleared after 2 hours — save what you need
Frequently asked questions
Can I capture a staging environment behind auth?
Yes. The capture runs in your signed-in browser session.
How do I capture a modal or error state?
Trigger it, then capture. Anything visible on screen is included, and fixed overlays are preserved.
Does the capture affect the page under test?
It scrolls the page and temporarily neutralises fixed positioning, then restores everything. It does not fire synthetic events or alter application state.
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Keep reading
Full page screenshots for developers
Attach full page visual state to bug reports, capture localhost and staging, and blur test data before it reaches a public tracker.
Crop, annotate and blur
A small editor built into the result page: crop, pen, arrows, shapes, highlight, text, and a blur tool for removing personal details before sharing.
Screenshot an entire webpage, not just the visible part
Capture an entire webpage in one image instead of just the visible window. What the browser can and cannot reach, and how to get the whole page reliably.
How to screenshot an entire webpage
A step by step guide to capturing a whole webpage, including scrolling panels, pages behind a login, and the cases the browser will not allow.