---
title: "Taking long (scrolling content) screenshots on Mac"
description: "Ever needed to screenshot a long, scrolling piece of content on your Mac? I'll show you a handy tool called Xnip that makes capturing full-length screenshots from web pages or even native desktop apps a breeze."
slug: taking-long-scrolling-content-screenshots-mac
date: 2018-10-03
url: https://mfyz.com/?p=237
tags:
  ["macOS", "screenshots", "scrolling capture", "xnip", "productivity tools"]
category: Geekin'
migration: { "wpId": 237, "wpPostDate": "2018-10-03T00:47:07.000Z" }
---

Sometimes we need to take a screenshot of a long content mostly from scrolling applications. Most common example of this is full-length web page screenshot. There are chrome extensions we can use for taking full-length website screenshot. But there is not an easy way to take screenshot from other apps like native desktop apps or email content from mail clients.

### XNip Screen Capture Tool

![](/images/archive/en/2020/05/xnip-1_nejmic.jpg?fit=525%2C157&ssl=1)

We can use Xnip Screen Capture tool that has all of the common screen capture software features and a feature We can use for taking long content screenshots called “Scrolling screenshot”

![](/images/archive/en/2020/05/xnip-2_cenwpz.gif?fit=569%2C300&ssl=1)

It's is a freeware with upgrade ($2/yr subscription) but works perfectly for this purpose without the upgrade (it leaves watermark that can be cropped easily if needed).

[http://xnipapp.com/](http://xnipapp.com/)

[http://xnipapp.com/scrolling-capture/](http://xnipapp.com/scrolling-capture/)

[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xnip/id1221250572?mt=12](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xnip/id1221250572?mt=12)