Screenshot Beautifier
Wrap a screenshot in a gradient background, padding, shadow, and a browser frame — export as PNG. Runs entirely in your browser.
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How the Screenshot Beautifier works
Upload any screenshot and the tool composites it onto an HTML canvas with a gradient or solid-color background, adjustable padding, a rounded corner radius, a soft drop shadow, and an optional macOS- or Windows-style browser window frame drawn on top of a title bar. Everything renders locally using the Canvas API — the image is never uploaded anywhere — and the final composite exports as a single PNG file ready to drop into a landing page, README, or social post. For quick cropping before beautifying, try the Image Cropper, or resize the source image first with the Image Resizer.
Built and maintained by Meet Shah · Last updated
What this tool is used for
- Framing a screenshot for a blog post or a slide.
- Adding padding and a shadow so a screenshot does not bleed into the page.
- Producing a consistent treatment across a set of screenshots.
- Adding browser chrome so a web screenshot reads as a web page.
- Making a plain capture presentable without an image editor.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is actually being produced?
- A single flattened PNG composited on a canvas: the background gradient or solid, then padding, then your screenshot with rounded corners and a drop shadow, then an optional window frame on top. Nothing is layered or editable afterwards — it is one image, sized for a README or a social card.
- Does my screenshot get uploaded anywhere?
- No. The file is read locally, drawn into a canvas element in your own tab, and exported with the Canvas API. Nothing crosses the network, which matters because screenshots so often contain internal URLs, account names and data that was never meant to leave the machine.
- Why does a screenshot need a background at all?
- Because a bare screenshot has no edge. Against a white page it bleeds into the layout, and the shadow that would define it needs somewhere to fall. Padding plus a coloured ground gives the image a boundary, which is the whole reason marketing screenshots are framed this way.
- Which window frame should I use?
- The macOS style draws the familiar three-dot traffic lights and reads as a generic app window; the Windows style draws square controls. Pick the one matching where the product actually runs — a Windows-only tool framed in a Mac chrome is a small credibility leak that some readers notice.
- Will the exported PNG look sharp on a Retina display?
- That depends on your source. The composite preserves the pixel dimensions you gave it, so a screenshot captured at 2× stays 2×; one captured at 1× is soft on a high-density screen and no amount of upscaling recovers it. Capture at device resolution before beautifying.
Common errors and gotchas
- Adding so much decoration that the actual content becomes small and unreadable.
- Framing a low-resolution capture, which the padding makes more obvious rather than less.
- Using a gradient that fights the screenshot's own colours.
- Exporting below the resolution the destination needs.
- Adding chrome that misrepresents the platform the screenshot came from.