How to take a scrolling capture？

Xnip scrolling capture demonstration.

1. Starting a capture

You can start a capture by shortcut or click the button in the menu bar icon.

2. Select an area

After start a capture, click and drag to select the capture area. A blue box will indicate the area. If you are making a scrolling capture, make sure you select the correct area. Any floating view or scroll bar should not be contained in your selection. Only scrollable content should be contained.

Correct scrolling capture selection containing only the scrollable chat content. — Correct selection

Incorrect scrolling capture selection containing a floating header and scroll bar. — Incorrect selection

3. Click the button

Click the button on tool bar to start scrolling capture.

4. Slowly scroll the content

Use trackpad to smoothly and slowly scroll the content you want to capture. That is a preview view beside showing the capture result in real time. The process may pause if you scroll too fast.

Troubleshooting

Scrolling capture may stop or produce incomplete results in the following situations:

The selected area contains animations or videos.
You scroll diagonally instead of moving entirely vertically or horizontally.
You scroll too quickly.
You begin scrolling upward.