“I built Fullpage Screenshot because I wanted to capture a whole webpage and mark it up without paying to unlock the editor.”
Vinyas, on news.ycombinator.com ↗
GoFullPage charges $12 a year to let you draw an arrow on your own screenshot. Fullpage Screenshot gives you the arrows, the redaction and the PDF for nothing, and nothing leaves your machine.
GoFullPage charges $12 a year before it will let you crop your own screenshot. OpenCapture does the PDF export, the redaction and the retina capture for nothing.
“Most popular screen capture extensions have shifted toward aggressive freemium models—locking multi-page PDF exports, high-DPI captures, and redaction tools behind monthly subscriptions or collecting user browsing habits.”
Canva Pro wants a monthly fee to remove a background. Cutora does it in your browser and asks for nothing.
“While Canva keeps useful tools behind Pro plans, Cutora keeps image editing simple, fast, and accessible.”
Snapchat put your own old photos behind a storage plan. Snapback opens the free export in your browser and gives you the grid, the year scrubber and the flashbacks back. Nothing leaves your device.
“In 2025 Snapchat started charging for Memories storage above 5 GB.”
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