The Screenshot API for developers
ScreenshotOne is the best screenshot rendering platform for developers.
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ScreenshotOne is a developer-friendly API that generates clean, high-quality screenshots of websites and HTML content, automatically blocking ads, cookie banners, and popups.
🚀 Overview
ScreenshotOne is a scalable and reliable screenshot API designed to make it effortless for developers to capture pixel-perfect screenshots of any URL or HTML without managing complex browser infrastructure or dealing with edge cases like intrusive banners.
It solves the common pain points of screenshot automation: unreliable self-hosted solutions, ad blockers failing on cookie consents, lazy-loaded content not rendering fully, and scaling for high volumes. Developers no longer need to wrestle with headless browsers like Puppeteer themselves.
Built for developers, SaaS teams, AI agents, and indie makers who need website previews, thumbnails, or PDFs in their apps. Solo founder Dmytro Krasun created it in 2022 to offload tedious tasks, and it's now profitable, serving hundreds of paying customers with millions of screenshots monthly.
✨ Key Features
- Automatically blocks ads, cookie/GDPR banners, chat widgets using 50,000+ rules and heuristics for clean screenshots
- Custom rendering options: viewport sizes, device pixel ratios (Retina), full-page with lazy-load scrolling, dark mode, geolocation
- Multiple formats: PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF, PDF; custom JS/CSS injection
- SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Java, C# (.NET); no-code via Zapier, Make, Airtable
- Optional: upcoming GPU rendering, video generation, scrolling screenshots (in higher plans)
🛠 Tech Stack
- Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Hono framework, Puppeteer (headless Chrome)
- SDKs: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Java, C#
- Integrations: Zapier, Make, S3 uploads, webhooks
- Dashboard: Custom (React-based inferred)
- Hosting: Self-hosted with status page at status.screenshotone.com
👥 Who Is This For?
This project is useful for:
- Developers who want to integrate reliable screenshot APIs without infrastructure hassle
- Teams looking for automated website previews, thumbnails, or reports
- Indie makers building tools like link previews, dashboards, or content aggregators
📸 Screenshots / Demo
- Live demo: https://screenshotone.com/tools/website-screenshot
- GitHub: https://github.com/screenshotone
🔥 Project Status
- 🟢 Actively building
Last updated: 2026-03-24
❓ FAQ
Is this project free?
Freemium (100 free screenshots/month with all features; paid plans from $17/mo for 2,000+).
Is the source code available?
No — core API proprietary; SDKs and examples open source at https://github.com/screenshotone
Can I contribute?
Help by submitting PRs/issues to SDK repos on GitHub, reporting bugs, or sharing feedback at support@screenshotone.com.
📬 Contact & Links
- Website: https://screenshotone.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/screenshotone
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DmytroKrasun
- Email: support@screenshotone.com
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