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Three ways to capture a visual snapshot of a page. Snap, Full page, and Region are all free. The annotation editor (which lets you mark up a screenshot before saving) requires Pro.
Snap
Free
Captures exactly what's currently visible on screen. Instant, no scrolling.
From the toolbar: Click Snap in the Instant zone. Saves immediately, orb confirms.
From the side panel: Click + → Snap. The screenshot chip appears in the attachment row. Add other blocks or edit the title before saving.
What lands in Notion: One image block containing the viewport screenshot.
Full page
Free
Scrolls the page in strips, stitches the result into one tall image, and uploads it to Notion.
From the toolbar: Click Full page in the Instant zone. The toolbar hides briefly during capture, then reappears.
From the side panel: Click + → Full page.
Note: You will see the page scroll briefly during capture. This is expected. The toolbar disappears while the screenshot is being taken, then comes back automatically.
What lands in Notion: One image block containing the full-page composite. Pages taller than 15,000 px are captured up to that height.
Limitations:
- Fixed or sticky headers and footers may appear repeated across strips. This is a browser constraint.
- Lazy-loaded images that haven't rendered yet may appear blank in the captured image.
Region
Free
Draw a rectangle on the page to capture exactly the area you need. No cropping after the fact.
From the toolbar: Click Region (dashed rectangle icon) → a dim overlay appears → drag to select the area → release to capture.
From the side panel: Click + → Region → drag → release.
Press Escape to cancel without capturing.
What lands in Notion: One image block containing the selected region.
Minimum region size: 10×10 px. Selections smaller than this are ignored.
Common limitations
- Not available on
chrome://pages, the Chrome Web Store, or the PDF viewer. Chrome restricts extension access there. - Screenshots are not queued. If the Notion page creation fails after the screenshot is taken, the image is discarded. Retrying from History will not re-take the screenshot.
Annotation editor
Pro
Mark up any screenshot before saving it to Notion. Add context, label steps, redact sensitive data.
How to use:
- Take any screenshot (Snap, Full page, or Region): the chip appears in the side panel
- Hover the chip → click Edit
- The fullscreen annotation editor opens over the current page
- Annotate using the toolbar at the bottom
- Click Done to apply: the edited image replaces the original chip
- Click Save in the side panel to send to Notion
Available tools:
| Tool | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Rectangle | R | Draw a labeled box |
| Ellipse | E | Draw an ellipse |
| Arrow | A | Draw a directional arrow |
| Text | T | Add a text label |
| Pen | P | Freehand drawing |
| Highlight | H | Semi-transparent color band |
| Blur | B | Pixelate a region |
| Crop | C | Trim to a selection (undo-able) |
| Step markers | 1–9 | Auto-numbered circles for walkthroughs |
Undo / Redo: ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z to undo. Cropping does not flush the undo history.
What lands in Notion: The annotated image. The un-annotated source is not saved separately.