Hey HN!
As a developer, I got frustrated with the screenshot workflow for documentation: Open DevTools → Set viewport size → Take screenshot → Switch tabs → Download → Open editor → Annotate → Save → Repeat...
Built ZScreenshot - a sidebar extension that keeps everything in one place. Set viewport once, capture instantly, edit in sidebar. No tab switching, no DevTools.
Free:
• Custom viewport (consistent screenshot sizes, no sidebar interference)
• Full-page capture (scrolling pages)
• Tab recording with audio
• Privacy-first (all local processing except authentication)
Pro (14-day free trial, no credit card):
• Image editor (arrows, shapes, text, blur, emoji - instant annotations)
• Collection (merge multiple screenshots for comparisons)
• Bulk ZIP download
• MP4 export
Everything happens in the sidebar: Capture → Edit → Download → Access history anytime.
Why no "select area before capture"?
OS tools (Win+Shift+S, Cmd+Shift+4) already do this perfectly. ZScreenshot focuses on what they can't: viewport control, instant editing, history management. Plus, crop-after-capture gives more flexibility.
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/zscreenshot/jdgmjck...
Curious how you handle edge cases like sticky headers, lazy-loaded content, or pages with dynamic resizing—do those affect capture accuracy?