Collect Web Screenshots In OSX With RedSnapper + Yep
Red Snapper and Yep, two very different applications, which when put together serve an ace function of capturing, logging, tagging, and viewing screenshots of web pages in OSX.
Firstly, it’s important you become familiar with the functions of these two applications. Red Snapper is a light-weight Safari plugin that lets you capture web pages - exactly as they appear on screen. Screenshots can be saved as many different file styes, including PDFs. Though the best feature is its ability to capture a web page with one click, or one keyboard shortcut.
Yep is an application which locates and stores your PDF files, allowing you to access and view them from one central location. It’s just like iTunes or iPhoto, but specifically for PDF documents.
How do these two application interlink to create an environment where you can collect web screenshots in OSX. Simple. Red Snapper allows you to take a screenshot of a page by hitting Shift+Apple+R - and saves the screenshot to a predefined location. Yep includes a “Pending Documents” folder in your Document s folder. simply set the Red Snapper save destination to this folder, and your web captures will automatically be added to Yep when it’s launched.
Installing The Software
Head over to Tasty Apps and download Red Snapper. Then head over to Yep That, and download Yep. Once the downloads are complete, install both applications.
Setting Up Preferences
Once Red Snapper is installed launch Safari. You should see a new icon in your toolbar, that of a little fish. Press the toolbar icon and you will be prompted with the following window.
If your window displays differently, set it to capture web pages in the PDF format. Then change your save destination to yourname>library>application support>yep>pending documents
Capturing Web Pages
Now it’s time to put these steps into action. Press Shift+Apple+R to capture a screenshot. As the destination is already setup, simple then hit the enter button or click save, and the PDF will be collected in your Pending Documents folder.
Logging, Tagging, And Viewing
The final step is to launch Yep, any documents residing in the Pending Documents folder will automatically be imported into the database, and be accessible within the application - ready for tagging, sorting, and viewing.
Conclusion
This combination is a simple way to capture and log full web pages. I use this method for storing anything of interest, weather it’s a beautiful site design, or an interesting article I want to archive. The combination of RedSnapper + Yep is much more simple than using an application like Paparazzi, and keeping your own file system.
#1
Andre → winnopeg.com
Too bad RedSnapper isn’t compatable with other browsers.
#2
Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com
That’s the only noticeable downfall for such a useful application in my eyes.
#3
Indraneel → indraneel.thepurohits.net
Ah, so that’s how you download articles into PDF format. I’ve started to do that, but windows doesn’t really have a good PDF manager. Or maybe I haven’t looked hard enough.
#4
Andre → winnopeg.com
Do you have to buy both apps in order to do this? Because it seemed worth a shot, but be dammed if I’m going to spend $41 CDN and $8 USD on something so… basic.
#5
Andreas → xgrape.net
Kinda cool I guess, but what would be really awesome was if Safari (or Firefox, my browser of choice) would automatically save a thumbnail of each site you visited, and show this in the bookmarks or history windows. Would make finding that one particular site that you bookmarked ages ago, a lot faster.
#6
DeathAxe → justincomparable.com
Paparazzi! does the same thing as red snapper, and it’s free. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15966
#7
DeathAxe → justincomparable.com
Oh and I prefer KIT to keep track of my files. It has more features and is less expensive. You can also tag your files using Punakea
#8
Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com
Paparazzi is not one click saving of the page. You need to open a separate application, paste the URL in (or drop it on the icon), and process to press a few more buttons before it’s saved to your hard-drive.
#9
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#10
Saving websites as images with Firefox at xGrape.net → xgrape.net/?p=342
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#11
JackThat’s not exactly right about Paparazzi. In Safari (with the url highlighted) you can simply go to Safari>Services>Capture with Paparazzi>click save as. People tend to forget the power of the “Services” in option in OSX. I save them as png and import to iPhoto. Not perfect, but free and very effective.
#12
DeathAxe → justincomparable.com
Thanks for this tip!
#13
France → www.point-break.com
Here’s how I do a one-click-like processs with Paparazzi in browsers other than Safari: I keep Paparazzi in my doc, so if I’m in Firefox I click-drag the URL onto the Paparazzi dock item. Done.
#14
anonWhy not just print to .pdf via Safari!?!?!
#15
hlarryi’ve been using firefox with scrapbook to save and organize websites. it’s been the best app for that task that i’ve been knowing so far. and it’s free too.
the idea of organizing and tagging saved websites with yep though is pretty interesting and could be worth the investment and trouble changing the browser, at least for those who really need these features. for simple archiving tasks scrapbook is absolutely sufficient. and firefox is way more flexible than safari although safari is said to be faster… guess everyone’s got to see his own priorities
greets
hlarry
#16
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#17
squawk → www.squawkdesign.com
I don’t know if it has been mentioned before, but have a look at http://www.yepthat.com/installBookmarklet.html
One buuton and you got yourself a pdf right in Jep. You don’t actually need paparazzi or RedSnapper…
Greetings and thanks for the article.
#18
squawk → www.squawkdesign.com
OK, I take that back… i don’t think that there is a way to keep the background with the page… Print stylesheets are automatically used. Argh…
#19
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