The Nimbus Screenshot tool is a versatile browser extension designed to enhance your screen capturing experience. It allows users to capture entire webpages, specific sections, or visible parts of a page with ease. Beyond simple screenshots, Nimbus Screenshot offers robust annotation features, enabling users to add text, shapes, and highlights directly onto their captures. Additionally, it supports seamless sharing options, allowing you to save your screenshots locally or upload them to cloud services for easy access and collaboration. Nimbus Screenshot streamlines the process of capturing and sharing visual information from your browser.
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Features of Nimbus Screenshot
The Nimbus Screenshot tool offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to enhance your screen capturing and editing experience:
Versatile Capture Options
- Entire Webpage Capture: Capture full webpages, including content beyond the visible area, with support for scrolling.
- Selected Area Capture: Choose specific sections of a page for targeted screenshots.
- Visible Part Capture: Capture only the portion of the webpage currently in view.
- Browser Window Capture: Capture the entire browser window, including interface elements.
- Program Window Capture: Capture screenshots of other open applications or program windows.
Integrated Editing and Annotation
- In-Built Editor: Edit and annotate screenshots directly within the extension.
- Annotation Tools: Add text, arrows, shapes, and stickers to highlight important areas.
- Highlighting and Blurring: Emphasize key sections or obscure sensitive information as needed.
- Resizing and Cropping: Adjust the dimensions of your screenshots to fit specific requirements.
- Watermark Addition: Insert custom watermarks to protect your content (Premium feature).
Efficient Saving and Sharing
- Multiple Formats: Save screenshots in various formats, including JPG, PNG, and PDF.
- Cloud Integration: Upload captures directly to Nimbus Note, Google Drive, Dropbox (Premium), or Google Classroom for easy access and collaboration.
- Direct Sharing: Share screenshots via email or upload to platforms like Slack.
- PDF Saving: Save screenshots as PDF files for document-ready sharing.
Customization and Automation
- Quick Capture: Set a preferred capture mode for instant activation upon clicking the extension icon.
- Post-Capture Actions: Define automatic actions after capturing, such as saving directly to a specific folder or uploading to a cloud service.
- Default Tool Selection: Choose a default annotation tool to streamline the editing process.
- Element Locking: Lock editing for specific elements to prevent unintentional modifications during annotation.
These features make Nimbus a robust and user-friendly solution for all your screen capturing and annotation needs.
Getting Started with Nimbus Screenshot
Use the following steps to get started with the Nimbus screen capture chrome extension.
Installation
- Add the Extension
- Open the Nimbus Screenshot extension page in your Chrome browser.
- Click “Add to Chrome” to install the extension.
- Confirm Installation
- After installation, the Nimbus icon will appear in your browser’s toolbar, indicating successful setup.
Capturing Screenshots
- Access Capture Options
- Click the Nimbus Screenshot icon in the toolbar to view capture choices.
- Select Capture Mode
- Choose from options such as:
- Capture Visible Part of Page
- Capture Fragment
- Capture Selected Area
- Capture Entire Page
- Capture Browser Window
- Blank Screen
- Choose from options such as:
- Capture the Screenshot
- After selecting a mode, follow on-screen prompts to capture the desired area.
Editing and Saving Screenshots
- Edit the Screenshot
- Post-capture, you’ll be directed to the editor window.
- Utilize tools to annotate, crop, or enhance your screenshot.
- Save or Share
- Click “Done” to finalize edits.
- Save the screenshot locally or upload it to cloud services like Nimbus Note, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
For additional guidance, refer to the Nimbus Screenshot guide.
Nimbus Screenshot Context Menu
Nimbus Screenshot is as shown in the image below.
The Nimbus chrome extension enhances user convenience by integrating its features directly into the browser’s context menu. This allows for quick access to various screenshot functionalities without needing to navigate through the main extension interface.
Accessing Nimbus via Context Menu
- Right-Click Integration
- On any webpage, right-click to open the context menu.
- Within this menu, locate the “Nimbus Screenshot” option.
- Capture Options
- Hovering over “Nimbus Screenshot” reveals a submenu with various capture choices, such as:
- Capture Visible Part of Page
- Capture Selected Area
- Capture Entire Page
- Hovering over “Nimbus Screenshot” reveals a submenu with various capture choices, such as:
Utilizing the context menu streamlines the screenshot process, enabling users to swiftly capture and annotate content without interrupting their browsing experience.