Getting started
- Install FixedShot from the Chrome Web Store (free, no account)
- Click the FixedShot icon in your toolbar (or press
Alt+Shift+F) - Select a preset size or enter custom dimensions
- Click Activate Viewfinder
The viewfinder
A fixed-size transparent frame appears on the page. This is your capture region — locked to exactly the dimensions you specified.
Drag the frame to position it. A dark scrim covers everything outside so you can see exactly what’s included. Visual guides help with composition:
- Rule-of-thirds grid lines
- Corner brackets
- Center crosshair
- Dimensions and preset label below the frame
Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Activate viewfinder | Alt+Shift+F |
| Move viewfinder | Click and drag |
| Nudge 1 pixel | Arrow keys |
| Nudge 10 pixels | Shift + Arrow keys |
| Cycle presets | Tab |
| Capture and save | Enter |
| Capture + clipboard | Shift+Enter |
| Dismiss | Escape |
Capture settings
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Presets | Hero (1600×900), Section (800×600), Custom |
| Resolution | 1x (Standard), 2x (Retina), 3x (Ultra) |
| Format | WebP (quality 10–100) or PNG |
| File naming | Page title, URL path, or manual prefix |
| Save folder | Any subfolder within Downloads |
Smart filenames
Files are named automatically with sortable, unambiguous names:
sales-orders-hero-2026-APR-04-01.webp
sales-orders-hero-2026-APR-04-02.webp
dynamics-bc-section-2026-APR-04-01.webp
Sequential captures auto-increment (-01, -02) instead of Chrome’s (1) suffixes. The international date format (YYYY-MMM-DD) sorts correctly and avoids MM/DD confusion.
Retina / HiDPI
Set the resolution multiplier to match your display. On a Retina Mac (2x), the viewfinder displays at half the output size so the captured file matches your exact target dimensions. FixedShot auto-detects the actual display DPR.