Install CaptureFlow
Free, no account, about thirty seconds. Works in Chrome and every other Chromium browser.
Live on the Chrome Web Store · Manifest V3 · free
Google Chrome
Version 114 or newer, on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS.
Edge, Brave, Opera
Any Chromium browser that supports Manifest V3 extensions. Arc and Vivaldi work too.
Firefox & Safari
Not supported yet. A Firefox build is on the roadmap once the cloud release settles.
Install manually (developer mode)
This is the normal way to load an unpacked Chrome extension. It is completely safe, and it is exactly how the build in review behaves.
- Download CaptureFlow-v0.7.0.zip and unzip it somewhere you will not delete by accident — your Documents folder is fine. Do not leave it inside Downloads.
- Open
chrome://extensionsin a new tab. - Turn on Developer mode using the switch in the top-right corner.
- Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder — the one that contains
manifest.json. - CaptureFlow now appears in your extension list. Click the puzzle-piece icon in the toolbar and pin it so it is always one click away.
Set your keyboard shortcuts
Chrome sometimes leaves extension shortcuts unassigned when several extensions want the same keys. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts, find CaptureFlow, and set:
| Action | Suggested |
|---|---|
| Capture visible area | Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
| Capture selected region | Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
| Capture full page | Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
On macOS use Cmd in place of Ctrl.
What CaptureFlow asks for
Chrome shows a permission list at install. Here is what each item is actually for — none of them give the extension standing access to your browsing.
| Permission | Used for |
|---|---|
activeTab | Reading the pixels of the one tab you asked to capture, at the moment you ask. |
scripting | Drawing the region overlay and scrolling the page for full-page capture. |
downloads | Saving the finished image to your Downloads folder. |
clipboardWrite | Putting the image on your clipboard when you press Copy. |
contextMenus | Adding the CaptureFlow entry to the right-click menu. |
storage | Remembering your own settings — format, quality, delay, what happens after capture. |
Full detail on the privacy policy page.
Uninstalling
Right-click the CaptureFlow icon in the toolbar and choose Remove from Chrome. Your saved screenshots stay where you put them — the extension never had them anywhere else.
Stuck on the install?
Send a note with your browser and version and you will get a real answer, usually the same day.