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    "text": "\nI take *lots* of screenshots daily. I use [Shottr](https://shottr.cc) for that, and I absolutely adore it.\n\nHowever, there is one use case where Shottr wasn't cutting it for me: capturing website screenshots without the browser UI. I find myself needing a basic PNG screenshot of whatever is showing on my browser, multiple times a day, and Shottr is too much for that.\n\nSince I use Chrome for work, I tried a bunch of extensions in the Chrome Store. I was not happy with any of them: they were either too complex, or too ugly, or too cumbersome to use.\n\nSo I did what any self-respected hacker would do, and made my own.\n\nMeet **Shot!**.\n\nShot! is the easiest, fastest way to get a PNG file of your browser content.\n\nIt is intentionally simple, so it is defined by the things it does *not* do:\n\n- It only supports Chrome (although it may support Firefox and Safari at some point, since the APIs it uses _seem_ to be compatible with all browsers)\n- It only saves screenshots in PNG format\n- The output filename is not customizable\n- The save path cannot be changed: it's your `Downloads` folder\n- Also, while it says that Full Page support is coming, it may never make it to the extension because I don't really use it that much\n\n**If your use case is different, Shot! may not be for you.**\n\nThings I _may_ add:\n\n- The ability to save a screenshot with only one click on the extension icon\n- Full page capture (once Chrome supports [captureTab](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/captureTab), probably…)\n- One-click resizing, using buttons instead of a `<select>`\n- Custom presets for sizes\n\n[Download Shot! from the Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/shot/ibnboohipcihigpgmoeipajbidjelggf)\n",
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  "textContent": "I take lots of screenshots daily. I use Shottr for that, and I absolutely adore it.\n\nHowever, there is one use case where Shottr wasn't cutting it for me: capturing website screenshots without the browser UI. I find myself needing a basic PNG screenshot of whatever is showing on my browser, multiple times a day, and Shottr is too much for that.\n\nSince I use Chrome for work, I tried a bunch of extensions in the Chrome Store. I was not happy with any of them: they were either too complex, or too ugly, or too cumbersome to use.\n\nSo I did what any self-respected hacker would do, and made my own.\n\nMeet Shot!.\n\nShot! is the easiest, fastest way to get a PNG file of your browser content.\n\nIt is intentionally simple, so it is defined by the things it does not do:\n\nIt only supports Chrome (although it may support Firefox and Safari at some point, since the APIs it uses _seem_ to be compatible with all browsers)\nIt only saves screenshots in PNG format\nThe output filename is not customizable\nThe save path cannot be changed: it's your Downloads folder\nAlso, while it says that Full Page support is coming, it may never make it to the extension because I don't really use it that much\n\nIf your use case is different, Shot! may not be for you.\n\nThings I _may_ add:\n\nThe ability to save a screenshot with only one click on the extension icon\nFull page capture (once Chrome supports captureTab, probably…)\nOne-click resizing, using buttons instead of a ``\nCustom presets for sizes\n\nDownload Shot! from the Chrome Web Store",
  "title": "Shot!, the screenshooting tool that does less"
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