Firefox 88 removes Screenshot option from address bar, how to take screenshots?

Firefox Screenshots is no longer a page Action, it’s a browser action and won’t be available in the three-dot menu in the address bar. It has been removed in Firefox 88. Here is how you can use the Screenshot feature in Firefox going forward.

Firefox has a pretty useful screenshot feature built-in before the new Microsoft Edge.

Till now, here is how you can take a screenshot in Firefox.

  • Visit any web page.
  • Click on the three-dot icon menu also called as Page actions menu
  • Select Take a screenshot
  • You have the option to save the whole page or visible region, after that, you can either copy the screenshot to the clipboard or download it to your device.

The above steps are not valid from the Firefox 88 version onwards, the change also affects the discoverability of the Firefox Screenshots button.
No Take a Screenshot option in Page Action menu

First things first, ensure the feature is enabled in Firefox.

  1. Visit about: config
  2. Search for Screenshots
  3. And ensure extensions.screenshots.disabled pref value is set to false.

Two ways to access and use Firefox Screenshots in Firefox 88

  1. Page Context menu option
  2. Toolbar option

Take Screenshots using the Context menu item

  • Right-click on page
  • Select Take Screenshot. Yes, Mozilla removed the icon as well for Screenshots.
    Take Screenshot context menu option

Add Firefox Screenshots to Toolbar

  • Right-click on the toolbar
  • Select “Customize toolbar”
  • Drag and drop the Screenshot icon to the toolbar area.

Firefox Screenshot feature option on toolbar

Do you use Firefox Screenshots in Firefox? How this change affects you? Let us know in the comments below.

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Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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