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How to Take Screenshots in Chrome OS

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Daniel Cawrey in Downloads, News, Tips

One of the initial problems associated with using Chrome OS is that there really is no way to take screenshots since you are unable to install a screen capture program. Besides that, when I try to hit Print Screen, nothing happens. Outside of running Chrome as a VM and then getting your screen captures from another OS, there really is not an efficient way to do it.

There is a company called Aviary that has an extension for Chrome browsers that allows for screenshots within the browser, and I was able to install that on Chrome OS. The software is pretty cool, it allows you to grab screens via a small button on the upper right of the browser. Once you have taken a screenshot, the extension then takes you to a web app hosted by Aviary where you can crop and edit the screenshot any way you like. I was able to save my screenshot to my USB drive running Chrome OS, and there was also an option to store files on the Aviary server. In fact, it appears Aviary wants to become a full fledged image editing suite, although right now it only has limited functionality.

Speaking on limited functionality, Aviary only allows shots inside the browser, so I couldn’t find a way to display tabs or the address bar within Chrome OS. I am hoping Aviary is going to fix this…

Download the Aviary screen capture extension here.

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Tags: Aviary, Chrome OS, Screenshots