quick-screenshot-clipboard
Quick Screenshot → Clipboard
One-click screenshot to clipboard for Chrome and Edge. Click the icon, and the visible area of the current tab is captured as a PNG and copied straight to your clipboard — ready to paste anywhere. No editor, no file downloads, no account.
The eldest of three siblings, all built on the same promise — one click, straight to the clipboard. Sister Stitch Screenshot → Clipboard captures the full page, and the youngest, Frame Screenshot → Clipboard, captures the current video frame.
Install
| Browser | Store |
|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome Web Store → |
| Edge | Microsoft Edge Add-ons → |
| Firefox (desktop & Android) | Firefox Add-ons → — separate repo: quick-screenshot-firefox |
Why this exists
Taking a screenshot, finding the file, and dragging it into a chat is a constant micro-task. This extension collapses it to click → paste:
- Click the extension icon
- The visible part of the active tab is captured as a PNG
- Paste with Ctrl+V / Cmd+V into Slack, ChatGPT, Docs, Notion, email, tickets — anywhere that accepts images
Perfect for bug reports, sharing snippets of pages, feeding screenshots to AI chats, and quick documentation.
Features
- 📸 One click — no region selection, no editor, no extra steps
- 📋 Straight to clipboard — never touches your disk, no downloads folder clutter
- ⚡ Tiny — a few KB, Manifest V3, no dependencies
- 🔒 Private by design — no accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no data collection; everything runs locally
- 🆓 Free & open source — MIT licensed
Permissions (all of them)
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
activeTab |
Capture the visible area of the tab you’re on, only when you click the icon |
clipboardWrite |
Put the PNG on your clipboard |
That’s the full list — no host permissions, no background access to your browsing.
Install from source (developer mode)
- Clone this repository
- Open
chrome://extensionsand enable Developer mode - Click Load unpacked and select the folder containing
manifest.json
FAQ
Why doesn’t it work on some pages?
Chrome blocks screenshots on internal pages (chrome://, chrome-extension://, the Web Store) for security. Regular https:// pages all work.
Does it capture the full page? It captures the visible area of the tab — what you see is what you get. Full-page scrolling capture is intentionally out of scope to keep the extension tiny and permission-light.
Where are my screenshots stored? Nowhere. The PNG goes to your clipboard and exists only there.
Support
- 🐛 Report a bug or request a feature
- 📧 contact@ofcodedev.me
- ⭐ If this saves you time, a star helps others find it
License
MIT — see LICENSE.