# Picshot

> Capture a region of any page, annotate it, and copy to clipboard. Fast, private, zero network.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `picshot`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Umer Farooq khan
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-16
- **First published:** 2026-05-13
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/picshot/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/picshot/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/picshot/privacy/)

## Description

Picshot is a fast, private region-screenshot tool for Firefox. Press <strong>Ctrl+Shift+Y</strong> (<strong>⌘+Shift+Y</strong> on Mac), drag to select any part of the page, annotate with arrows, text, highlighter, or shapes, and copy to clipboard or save as PNG/JPG.

<strong>No uploads. No tracking. No account.</strong>

<strong>Why Picshot</strong>
<ul><li><strong>Zero network.</strong> The extension makes no outbound requests — your screenshots never leave your device.</li><li><strong>Zero tracking</strong>, zero analytics, zero third-party SDKs.</li><li><strong>Zero host permissions.</strong> Picshot only reads the tab you actively invoke it on.</li><li><strong>Under 50 KB.</strong> Vanilla JavaScript, no framework — instant load, no lag.</li></ul>
<strong>Capture</strong>
<ul><li>Hotkey or toolbar-icon trigger.</li><li>Click-and-drag region select with 8-point resize and drag-to-move.</li><li>Crosshair guides, cursor magnifier, and element snapping for pixel-perfect selection.</li></ul>
<strong>Annotate</strong>
<ul><li>Pencil, line, arrow, rectangle, highlighter, text.</li><li>8-color palette, custom hex input, adjustable stroke width.</li><li>Eyedropper to pick a color straight from the page.</li><li>Undo / redo with full history.</li></ul>
<strong>Output</strong>
<ul><li>Copy to clipboard as PNG (one keystroke, or hold Ctrl during drag to auto-copy on release).</li><li>Save to disk as PNG or JPG.</li><li>Print directly from the overlay.</li></ul>
<strong>Keyboard-first</strong>
<ul><li><strong>P / L / A / R / M / T / E</strong> to switch tools.</li><li><strong>Ctrl+Z</strong>, <strong>Ctrl+Shift+Z</strong> for undo / redo.</li><li><strong>Ctrl+C</strong> copy, <strong>Ctrl+S</strong> save, <strong>Enter</strong> for your default action, <strong>Esc</strong> to cancel.</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #55,223 — Overall
- #67 — eyedropper

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `downloads`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `notifications`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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