Top Screenshot Extensions for Chrome

Track Chrome Web Store rankings and performance metrics for screenshot extensions

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Dominant Full-Page Leaders

Chrome screenshot extensions demonstrate massive adoption, with GoFullPage achieving 9 million installs and exceptional 4.89 stars from 81.7K reviews, representing the category's quality and scale leader. The market splits between full-page capture tools and quick screenshot utilities, with full-page solutions commanding premium positioning. Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder follows at 8M installs (4.57 stars, 62.9K reviews), while Nimbus captures 7M (4.72 stars, 31.5K reviews), creating a tight three-way leadership. Install volumes demonstrate universal demand for capturing web content beyond native browser screenshot limitations.

Competitive Market Structure

GoFullPage leads at 9M installs (4.89 stars, 81.7K reviews), followed closely by Awesome Screenshot at 8M (4.57 stars, 62.9K reviews) and Nimbus at 7M (4.72 stars, 31.5K reviews), demonstrating competitive parity among top-tier extensions. Mid-tier performers cluster around 1M-3M installs: Lightshot (3M, 4.53 stars, 20.4K reviews), FireShot (2M, 4.76 stars, 18.1K reviews), and Screen Recorder (1M, 4.50 stars, 18.7K reviews). Specialized alternatives show strong niche adoption: Scribe for documentation achieves 800K (4.69 stars, 3.2K reviews), while annotation-focused Marker reaches 400K (4.71 stars, 4.3K reviews). Notably, smaller perfect-rated extensions like Screely (80K, 5 stars, 1.4K reviews) demonstrate quality-over-scale success.

Feature Differentiation Patterns

Screenshot extension success correlates with specialized capabilities beyond basic capture. GoFullPage dominates through simplicity—reliable full-page captures with minimal configuration, reflected in 4.89 stars and 81.7K reviews. Awesome Screenshot integrates video recording and annotation tools (8M installs), while Nimbus combines screenshots with team collaboration features (4.72 stars). Annotation-focused extensions like Marker (4.71 stars) and Awesome Screenshot emphasize editing workflows for feedback and documentation. Productivity-focused Scribe (4.69 stars) automates screenshot-based documentation generation with AI-powered step capture. Rating variation shows quality differentiation: GoFullPage (4.89 stars) and FireShot (4.76 stars) achieve superior ratings versus Awesome Screenshot (4.57 stars) despite similar scale, suggesting users value reliability and performance over feature breadth.

Market Opportunities

The screenshot extension category shows mature competition with multiple established leaders limiting new entrant opportunities. Operating system screenshot tools (Windows Snipping Tool, macOS screenshots) and browser-native capture features (Chrome DevTools) provide zero-cost alternatives reducing addressable market. Success requires differentiation beyond standard capture: Scribe's AI documentation generation (800K, 4.69 stars), Marker's annotation workflow optimization (400K, 4.71 stars), or Screely's instant mockup generation (80K, 5 stars, 1.4K reviews). New entrants should target specialized use cases—developer debugging workflows with element inspection, design handoff integrations with Figma/Sketch, or compliance-focused redaction tools for sensitive data. Achieving 100K-500K installs requires narrow vertical focus rather than competing with GoFullPage's universal full-page capture dominance.

Top Extensions

GoFullPage - Full Page Screen Capture

Capture a screenshot of your current page in entirety and reliably—without requesting any extra permissions!

10,000,000 installs ★ 4.9 (82,665) Developer Tools
Screenshot reader™

Screenshot reading support for Read&Write for Google Chrome™

8,000,000 installs ★ 2.6 (91) Accessibility
Take Webpage Screenshots Entirely - FireShot

Take FULL webpage screenshots. Capture, edit and save them to PDF/JPEG/GIF/PNG, upload, print, send to OneNote, clipboard or email.

3,000,000 installs ★ 4.8 (47,705) Developer Tools
Lightshot (screenshot tool)

Simple and convenient screenshot tool. Select an area, edit your screenshot and upload it to the server.

2,000,000 installs ★ 4.4 (6,990) Tools
Screenshot Tool - Screen Capture & Editor

Innovative screenshot tool lets users screen capture and edit screenshot. Full page screen capture.

1,000,000 installs ★ 4.7 (4,353) Accessibility
PrintFriendly - Print, PDF, and Screenshot Web Pages

Make web pages printer-friendly, convert to PDFs, or capture screenshots. Remove ads for clean pages ready to print or save as PDFs.

1,000,000 installs ★ 4.5 (4,011) Tools
Scribe: AI Documentation, SOPs & Screenshots

Document any workflow automatically. Share beautiful step-by-step guides in seconds. Save each team member 35 hours/month.

1,000,000 installs ★ 4.8 (790) Workflow & Planning
Screenshot YouTube

Take a screenshot of any YouTube video with one click.

500,000 installs ★ 4.4 (466) Tools
Scrolling screenshot tool & screen capture

Scrolling Screenshot tool for screen capture and screen sharing

400,000 installs ★ 4.3 (2,085) Workflow & Planning
Chrome Capture - Screenshot & GIF

All-in-one screenshot + GIF capture! Take screenshots (area, full page), record screen & edit instantly.

300,000 installs ★ 4.7 (1,598) Tools
Webpage Screenshot - Entire page screenshot!

Since 2015 The most popular tool for your day to day. Whole page screenshot, sharing and much more.

200,000 installs ★ 4.7 (10,769) Workflow & Planning
ClickUp: Tasks, Screenshots, Email, Time

ClickUp is a productivity platform that makes your personal and work lives more productive, saving you time.

200,000 installs ★ 2.7 (360) Workflow & Planning
Explain and Send Screenshots

Capture or record a video of your screen, write text or arrows and share it. The safest extension with NO crazy permissions!

100,000 installs ★ 4.2 (1,154) Tools
Full Page Screenshot

Take awesome screenshots of entire websites and capture page elements. No sign up. Offline. By Conceptboard

100,000 installs ★ 3.9 (862) Workflow & Planning
Video Screenshot

Capture full frame screenshots of video from YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, Vimeo, Hulu, etc. No player controls or watermarks.

100,000 installs ★ 4.2 (734) Tools