Take screenshots
Capture part of a page, a window or your screen, mark it up with arrows, text and blur, then share a link.
Each screenshot gets a link, comments and its own access settings. Find them all under Screenshots in the sidebar.
With the Chrome extension
- Open the page, click the Vidler icon and select Screenshot.
- Click Select an area, then drag on the page. Press Enter to capture everything you see, or Esc to cancel. Or click Visible part to capture everything you see in the tab.
Screenshot shortcuts aren't set by default, because Chrome allows only four suggested keys. Click Set shortcuts and give keys to Screenshot: choose an area of this tab and Screenshot: everything you see in this tab, such as Alt+Shift+8 for an area and Alt+Shift+9 for the visible part of the tab (Option+Shift on a Mac).
On the web
- Go to Screenshots and click Take a screenshot.
- Under Share, choose A browser tab, A window or Your entire screen. Under Take it, choose Now or a delay.
- Click Take a screenshot and pick what to share in your browser's dialog. Nothing is recorded; one still is taken.
- Drag to choose part of the capture, or pick Everything, 16:9, 4:3 or 1:1. Press Enter to save, or Esc to start again.
To add an image you already have, click Upload an image, drop a file on the Screenshots page, or paste with ⌘V or Ctrl+V. Vidler takes PNG, JPEG, WebP and GIF images.
You can also save a still from one of your videos: on the video page, open the more menu and choose Save frame as screenshot.
What happens next
By default, Vidler copies the link and opens the editor. To change this, go to Settings → Recording → Screenshots:
| Setting | Choices |
|---|---|
| After a screenshot | Open the editor, Open the screenshot page or Stay here |
| Clipboard | Copy the link, Copy the image or Copy nothing |
| Who can open new screenshots | Anyone with the link, people in your workspace, or only you and admins |
| Name after the page | Extension screenshots take the page's title |
You can also set a Delay, the Shutter sound, and whether viewers can comment and download.
When Title and alt text is on in Settings → Vidler AI, Vidler AI names each new screenshot from what it shows and writes alt text. A title you typed is never changed.
Mark it up and share
The editor has Arrow, Box, Ellipse, Text, Pen, Highlighter, Numbered step, Blur, Crop and Background. Each tool's key is in its tooltip. Click Save and copy link when you're done. The original stays, so you can change every mark later.
On the screenshot page, click Copy link to share it, or the arrow next to it to choose who can open it. Viewers can comment, and Add a pin (or C) places a comment on a spot in the image.