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Taking screenshots in-browser (or 'client-side') is all about tradeoffs - there's no perfect solution for every situation. Let's take a look at three different ways you can take screenshots, and then how you can use them by sending them to a server or letting the user download the image.
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How To Take Screenshots In The Browser Using JavaScript is all about tradeoffs - there's no perfect solution for every situation. There are three ways you can automatically capture screenshots for your users. Using HTML2canvas for client-side screenshots is one of the most popular methods. Generate screenshots with getDisplayMedia - which is used as the screen sharing API. You can capture a still image from a video, which is essentially like screen sharing, like a screen sharing image, using JavaScript.