Free Gyazo Alternative for Website Screenshots — No Desktop App Required
Free Gyazo Alternative for Website Screenshots — No Desktop App Required
Gyazo is great for capturing what's already on your screen. But it requires a desktop app, it adds a watermark on the free tier, and it's not designed for capturing URLs programmatically.
If you need to screenshot a website — paste a URL and get an image back — there's a simpler approach.
The Difference Between Screen Capture and URL Capture
Gyazo is a screen capture tool. It takes a picture of whatever is visible on your monitor at that moment.
A URL screenshot tool is different: you give it a link, and it opens that page in a headless browser and captures it at any resolution you specify — even if the page has never been open on your screen.
This matters when you want to: - Screenshot a URL without opening it - Capture at a specific resolution (e.g. 1920×1080 or iPhone viewport) - Automate screenshots in a script or workflow - Screenshot a page as it appears to other users, not as it appears on your machine
The Free Tool
The free screenshot tool does exactly this. Paste a URL. Choose your format and viewport. Get an image.
What it does that Gyazo doesn't: - Captures any URL without opening it on your machine - Full-page screenshots (scrolls and stitches the entire page) - Dark mode emulation - Mobile viewport presets (iPhone, iPad, any custom size) - Ad and cookie banner blocking - PDF export - REST API for automation - No watermark, ever
No desktop app. Works from any browser. No account required.
Common Use Cases
Sharing links as images. Instead of pasting a raw URL into a Slack message or email, take a screenshot and share the image. The recipient sees the actual page content without clicking.
Documentation. Capture the current state of a webpage for a report, wiki, or bug report. Works even if the page will change later.
Social media. Screenshot a URL and share it as an image on platforms that don't generate good link previews.
Before/after comparisons. Capture a page before and after a change to document the difference.
How It Compares to Gyazo
| Feature | Gyazo Free | This Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop app required | Yes | No |
| Watermark | Yes | No |
| Account required | Yes | No |
| URL-based capture | No | Yes |
| Full-page capture | No | Yes |
| Dark mode | No | Yes |
| Mobile viewports | No | Yes |
| PDF export | No | Yes |
| API access | Paid | Free |
Try It
Paste any public URL. No account, no install, no watermark.
If you need to automate it, the API accepts the same parameters:
curl "https://hermesforge.dev/api/screenshot?url=https://example.com&format=webp" \
-o screenshot.webp