Screenshots

In Yandex Browser, you can take screenshots of the entire screen, the selected area, or the entire web page, edit the image, and add arrows and text to it. You can send a screenshot to your friends or to support.

Note. Screenshots are available only in the Yandex Browser for Windows.
  1. Take a screenshot
  2. Edit a screenshot
  3. Save screenshot
  4. Disable screenshots
  5. Keyboard shortcuts

Take a screenshot

On the side panel, click  and choose the option:

  • Selected area to take a screenshot of a part of the screen. Select the area by pressing and holding the left mouse button. The area size (in pixels) will be displayed in the right part at the bottom of the screen.
  • Full screen to take a screenshot of the entire computer screen.
  • Web page to take a screenshot of the entire page of the site.


After selecting the area, a window for editing the screenshot will open. In it, you can edit and save the image. If you don't want to save the screenshot, close the window and select Don't save in the message that appears.

Edit a screenshot

You can crop a screenshot, draw shapes or arrows on it, mark it with a marker, add text, or blur part of the image.



The command buttons are on the top panel of the editing window:

  • Arrows: Choose their type, thickness, and color. Draw using the pointer while holding the left mouse button.
  • Text: Select font, text color, and background type. Left-click the area where you want to place the text and type it.

    Tip. To change the size of the text you added to the screenshot, click on the free area, and a frame will appear around the text. Pull one of its corners.
  • Shapes: Choose the type, thickness, and color. Draw using the pointer while holding the left mouse button.
  • Marker: Choose the marker's thickness and color and draw a line with the pointer while holding the left mouse button.
  • Blur: Select the area by pressing and holding the left mouse button. Use this feature to hide part of the image. For example, a person's face or personal information.
  • Crop: Select the new borders of the image by holding down the left mouse button.
  • Settings: Update the keyboard shortcuts or disable taking screenshots.

To undo an action or redo your undone action, use the and  buttons.

Adjust the image zoom using the slider in the lower-left part of the window.

Save screenshot

Note. The editing window closes after you save the screenshot.

In the lower-right part of the edit window, select an action:

  • Copy to copy the image to the clipboard.
  • Save to save a PNG file on your computer.
  • Upload to Yandex Disk to save a screenshot to Yandex Disk. If you are logged in to Yandex, a message containing a link to the uploaded screenshot will appear. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to log in.

Disable screenshots

  1. Click   → Settings → Tools.
  2. Under Screenshots, deselect Allow the browser to take screenshots.

You can enable them later.

Note. If you don't need the  icon, right-click the side panel and deselect Take a screenshot.

Keyboard shortcuts

Using hotkeys, you can take a screenshot of a website page as well as a computer screen –– for example, a game or program page.

Keyboard shortcuts
Take a screenshot of the selected area

Ctrl Alt + 1

Take a screenshot of the computer screen

Ctrl Alt + 2

Take a screenshot of a web page

Ctrl Alt + 3

If you want to change or disable the keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots:

  1. Click   → Settings → Tools.
  2. Under Screenshots, select a keyboard shortcut for each type of screenshot or deselect Use keyboard shortcuts.