The most popular browser in the world is Google Chrome, a free program for Desktop (computer) as well as a free app for Android and iOS (iPhone), full of features. Soon, however, there is something new that may only reach the desktop.
It is the native possibility of taking a screenshot (aka printscreen) with a dedicated button on the top bar of the Google Chrome browser. This enhancement is currently only available on the Chrome Canary channel where it has now been detected.
Function now available through the Chrome Canary test channel
More specifically, it was in Chrome Canary 98, the experimental version, that the publication Real Me Central found the first hints of the new button for screenshots. According to the source, it is possible to capture, edit and share screenshots in Chrome.
Although both Microsoft’s Windows operating system and Apple’s macOS each have shortcuts for this purpose – and although there are several extensions for Chrome for that purpose – we don’t natively have this option in Google Chrome.
However, the ability to share part or all of the page is a feature that is often used, not only in a work context, but also in casual use. Thus, we gladly welcome such a future possibility to come to this browser.
Similar to the implementation for Android and iOS, but optimized for Desktop
Although in both operating systems it is relatively easy to take a screenshot, for users less literate in the use of the technology, having a button dedicated to screenshots will undoubtedly simplify this common task.
By the way, not only will it be easier to get screenshots, but the sharing process will also be simplified. In practice, we will be able to capture what is displayed on the screen, edit the same content (adjust the dimensions / crop), as well as share it.
The activation process for these functions is simple, namely:
To open Google Chrome Canary Version 98
Write – in the address bar – “chrome://flags” and press Enter
To search for as funções “Desktop Screenshots” e “Desktop Screenshots Edit Mode – Ativar ambas (Enabled)
Restart o Google Chrome Canary
After activating these functions, the new “screenshot” function must be displayed by pressing the Share button. This button is present, in Chrome Canary, in the address bar at the top – or Omnibox – following Google’s terminology.
Note that not all users may already have this feature – only in Chrome Canary. Anyway, any user can download this trial version of Chrome and start taking advantage of the new features.
It should be noted that this option still has several bugs. That is, its operation is not at all stable or fault-free. It is, by the way, one of the functions in the development phase, not being a complete “novelty”.
Finally, this function may eventually reach the stable version of Google Chrome as well. However, there is no guarantee that this will happen, as it is currently on the test channel.
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