{"id":71631,"date":"2024-04-04T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=71631"},"modified":"2024-04-03T03:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:11:00","slug":"mac-website-screenshot-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/mac-website-screenshot-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Capture Website’s Screenshot Using Command Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know what you\u2019re thinking: why bother with the command line for screenshots when I can just navigate to the website via a browser and take a screenshot using Mac\u2019s keyboard shortcut<\/a> or a screenshot tool<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Well, couple of reasons really.<\/p>\n

Firstly, it\u2019s genuinely enjoyable and useful to know. Secondly, using command lines allows for automation. You can duplicate commands, compile them into a script, and run it to batch capture screenshots of predetermined websites or URLs.<\/p>\n

To take a screenshot on your Mac using the command line, here\u2019s how to do it. Start by opening the Terminal app (duh!)<\/p>\n

Next, you\u2019ll need to adjust the following command to specify two key things:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. your screenshot\u2019s saved location and its filename, and <\/li>\n
  2. the URL of the website you want to capture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \r\n\/Applications\/Google\\ Chrome.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/Google\\ Chrome \\\r\n  --headless \\\r\n  --screenshot=\/path\/to\/screenshot\/image.png<\/strong> \\\r\n  https:\/\/www.domain.com<\/strong>\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Let\u2019s walk through an example. If you want to capture a screenshot of apple.com<\/strong>, name it \"apple.jpg<\/strong>\", and save it to a folder named \"screenshots<\/strong>\", this is how your command would look:<\/p>\n
    \r\n\/Applications\/Google\\ Chrome.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/Google\\ Chrome \\\r\n  --headless \\\r\n  --screenshot=\/screenshots\/apple.png<\/strong> \\\r\n  https:\/\/www.apple.com<\/strong>\r\n<\/pre>\n
    And this is what the screenshot will look like:<\/p>\n
    \"Standard<\/figure>\n
    If you wish to customize the screenshot\u2019s dimensions, you can do so by adding the following parameter:<\/p>\n
    --window-size=WIDTH,HEIGHT <\/pre>\n
    For instance, to capture a screenshot of apple.com at a resolution of 450\u00d7800<\/strong>, your command should be formatted as follows:<\/p>\n
    \r\n\/Applications\/Google\\ Chrome.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/Google\\ Chrome \\\r\n  --headless \\\r\n  --window-size=450,800 \\<\/strong>\r\n  --screenshot=\/screenshots\/apple.png \\\r\n  https:\/\/apple.com\r\n<\/pre>\n
    And here\u2019s the resulting image:<\/p>\n
    \"Custom-size<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    I know what you\u2019re thinking: why bother with the command line for screenshots when I can just navigate to the website via a browser and take a screenshot using Mac\u2019s keyboard shortcut or a screenshot tool? Well, couple of reasons really. Firstly, it\u2019s genuinely enjoyable and useful to know. 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