Explain and Send Screenshots

Capture a webpage, write text and arrows and share it quickly.
What is Explain and Send Screenshots?
"Explain and Send Screenshots" is a Firefox add-on for quick, easy capture of full or partial website snapshots. Draw arrows or shapes for clarification, annotate with text, and share your image via direct link, or download for future use. Ideal for clearer communication in emails, on social media, or any online communication.

Add-on stats

Users: 759 ▲ 12
Rating: 3.94 (33)
Version: 13.3 (Last updated: 2023-12-12)
Creation date: 2016-08-05
Weekly download count: 11
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • menus
  • notifications
  • alarms
  • <all_urls>
Size: 682.37K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Explain and Send Screenshots (v15.1.2)
4.23 (1,144) 100,000
Explain and Send Screenshots (v15.1.2)
4.20 (19) 50,069
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Add-on summary

• Quick and clean interface • Optional right click context menu for quick captures

Take a full or partial snapshot of any website or even upload an image into the cloud that you'd like to share or send to someone. You can draw arrows, lines, circles to point out things or even move, erase or delete selections and even annotate the snapshot by placing text right on the image.

Then you can copy the image to the clipboard and paste it into your email or download the image onto your desktop. You can also get a direct link to the image and share it on Facebook or Twitter with direct links to the image.

Changelog

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User-friendly and easy to use
  • Free of charge
  • Offers editing and annotating options for screenshots
  • Provides direct links for uploaded images
Cons
  • Inability to capture full pages correctly
  • Leaves watermark on images
  • Requires extensive permissions for web access
  • Some functions not working as expected on Firefox compared to Chrome
Most mentioned
  • User-friendly
  • Watermark on images
  • Full page capture issues
  • Permission requirements
  • Functionality discrepancies between Chrome and Firefox
Recent reviews
Upon evaluating this tool, I have identified the following pros and cons: Pros: - The tool is free of charge. - It is user-friendly. Is it up to par with my standards? Yes, it meets my requirements. Cons: - The inability to customize or change the extension icon led to a 4 out of 5 star rating. In conclusion, I recommend this tool to individuals seeking a satisfactory solution.
by iStake, 2024-10-08

Paywalled extension, leaves watermark which makes your picture unusable. Asks for donations.
by Noober, 2023-12-09
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Explain and Send Screenshots requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Explain and Send Screenshots has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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