Snipify

Snipify is a CLI tool for capturing, resizing, and exporting high-quality web screenshots using Puppeteer and Sharp.

"From page to pixel-perfect screenshot—automate it all."

Features

• Full & Viewport Modes – Capture the entire page or just the visible area
• Custom Device Emulation – Desktop, mobile, tablet & more with custom user-agents
• Smart Resource Blocking – Skip heavy/irrelevant assets like analytics & media
• Image Processing with Sharp – Resize, crop, compress effortlessly
• CLI First – Focused on terminal usage without a public Node API
• No Bloat – Minimal dependencies, fast and efficient

CLI Usage

Snipify comes with a powerful CLI for quick screenshots and batch production exports right from your terminal.

Node.js 18 or newer is required.

Usage

npx snipify@latest [URL] [OPTIONS]

Arguments

• URL Website URL (default: http://example.com/)

Options

• --device=DEVICE Device preset (see list below; default: mobile)
• --size=SIZE Production size preset (see table below)
• --production Generate all production sizes listed below
• --output=DIR Output directory (default: ./screenshots)
• --format=FORMAT Output format: png, jpeg (default: png)
• --quality=VALUE JPEG quality from 0 to 100 (default: 90)
• --delay=MS Wait before capture in milliseconds (default: 1000)
• --wait-for-selector=SELECTOR Wait for a CSS selector before capture
• --block-resources Block media, analytics, tracking, and websocket requests
• --viewport Capture only the current viewport instead of the full page, including in production mode
• --help, -h Show help

Device Presets

• desktop
• laptop
• tablet
• mobile
• mobile-large

Production Sizes

| Name | Dimensions | | ----------------- | ---------- | | thumbnail | 300x200 | | card | 400x300 | | social-media | 1200x630 | | instagram-post | 1080x1080 | | instagram-story | 1080x1920 | | youtube-thumbnail | 1280x720 | | blog-header | 800x400 | | email-banner | 600x200 | | preview-small | 200x150 | | preview-medium | 400x300 | | preview-large | 800x600 |

Examples

npx snipify@latest                                                                 # Basic mobile screenshot
npx snipify@latest https://example.com --device=desktop                              # Desktop screenshot
npx snipify@latest https://example.com --device=mobile --size=thumbnail   # Mobile thumbnail
npx snipify@latest https://example.com --viewport --format=jpeg --quality=80
npx snipify@latest https://example.com --wait-for-selector=.app --delay=1500
npx snipify@latest https://example.com --block-resources --output=./shots
npx snipify@latest https://example.com --device=desktop --production         # All production sizes

Screenshots are saved to the output directory (default: ./screenshots).

Why Snipify?

• Production Ready – Battle-tested setup with error handling
• Fast – Puppeteer + Sharp combo for fast, clean output
• CLI Focused – Built strictly for terminal-based screenshot workflows
• Simple Distribution – Ships as a command, not a reusable runtime API

License

MIT © Toufiq Hasan Kiron

“Snip it. Sharpen it. Ship it.” – Snipify Motto