# Handy Screenshot

> Capture the web page, either part of it or full page. Edit your screenshots in a very user-friendly interface. Replacement of 'Awesome screenshot capture' and 'Nimbus Screenshot' Click on icon or Press Alt twice to take screenshots

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/handy-screenshot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/handy-screenshot)

## Overview

- **ID:** `handy-screenshot`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Taining
- **Category:** web-development,photos-music-videos,other
- **Daily users:** 1,408
- **Weekly downloads:** 19
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (128 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-30
- **First published:** 2018-03-06
- **Size:** 413 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/handy-screenshot/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/handy-screenshot/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/handy-screenshot/privacy/)

## Description

Handy Screenshot is a Chrome extension designed to make capturing and editing web pages simple and efficient. Whether you need to capture the entire page or just a specific section, Handy Screenshot lets you do so with ease by clicking the icon or pressing Alt twice. It offers a user-friendly editing interface, allowing you to annotate, crop, and enhance your screenshots before saving or sharing. As a powerful replacement for popular tools like Awesome Screenshot and Nimbus Screenshot, Handy Screenshot aims to streamline your workflow and improve productivity when working with web page captures.

## Rankings

- #2,730 — Overall
- #305 — Web Development
- #10 — greenshot
- #12 — screenshot to pdf
- #15 — screenshot
- #16 — screenshots

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users repeatedly praise the add-on for reliability, ease of use, and accurate region/fullscreen captures. The most common complaint is unreliable copy/download behavior (failed downloads or needing repeated clicks). Other isolated issues were reported but not commonly repeated.

### Pros

- Reliable and works out of the box — multiple users report it works when other tools fail.
- Easy, user-friendly and handy — simple interface and straightforward workflow.
- Accurate captures for visible area, selected regions and fullscreen — does what users expect.

### Cons

- Copy/download functionality can be unreliable — several users report copy or download failing or needing multiple clicks.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/handy-screenshot)