Turn a Long Webpage into a PDF with a Single iPhone Screenshot

[MacRumors]

In iOS and iPadOS, Apple includes a built-in screenshot feature that also provides you with the ability to capture an entire webpage on your iPhone or iPad that you can then save or share with someone as a PDF document.

By converting full‑page screenshots into PDFs directly within Safari, you can preserve the exact layout and content of lengthy articles, receipts, or social media threads in a single, shareable file. Using the feature also eliminates the need to stitch together multiple images or rely on third‑party apps, plus the text remains searchable and any images stay crisp.

Here's how the feature works.

1. Launch Safari and navigate to the webpage that you wish to capture.
2. If your device lacks a Home button, press the power button located at the top of the device and the volume up button located on the right of the device at the same time to take a screenshot. Otherwise, press the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously to capture a screenshot.
3. A preview of the screenshot will pop up in the lower left of the display. Tap it to open up the Instant Markup interface. You'll have about five seconds before it disappears.
4. Tap the Full Page tab in the upper right corner of the Markup interface, then tap the Crop icon at the top.
   
   
   
   Use the frame around the webpage to select what to capture by dragging the corners with your finger, then tap Done.
5. Tap the Share sheet icon (the square with an arrow pointing out) to bring up a panel of share options and actions.
   From here, you can either share the captured webpage as a PDF document using the top two rows of icons, or save it somewhere (Save to Files, for example) using the Action menu options below. You can also use the Options button to name the file.
   
   

Note that you can always use the Markup tools to edit your PDF before saving or sharing it.

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[ignatius345]

Love this feature. As insane as the thumbnail looks, the resulting document is very easy to read on mobile. I do wish News supported the same thing.

 

[It’s always something]

I use this method regularly, but overlooked the Crop option. Thanks!

 

[russell_314]

Now, if we can only get a save as photo option. If you’re sending someone a screenshot in a text, you don’t want to send them a PDF. It’s not a job application.

 

[cateye]

This is one of those weird little features that I was like, "but why, tho?" when it debuted, and then I ended up using it all the time. It's super handy.

 

[xmach]

can this be done on macOS also, or it it just iOS/iPadOS?

 

[cateye]

can this be done on macOS also, or it it just iOS/iPadOS?

You can do it in MacOS Safari, but it's less intuitive and requires using the Dev Tools.

 

[Hank001]

... press the power button located at the top of the device and the volume up button located on the right...

Actually they moved the power button from the top to the right side...just the other day. And the volume buttons have always been on the left side.

 

[cube4ever]

For MacOS, good ole https://derailer.org/paparazzi/

 

[ab2c4]

Now, if we can only get a save as photo option. If you’re sending someone a screenshot in a text, you don’t want to send them a PDF. It’s not a job application.

It gives you that option. Take your screen shot, leave it at Screen instead of Full Page, then when you tap Done on the upper left of the screen it will give you that option

 

[markosb]

I usually just switch to Reader View, tap Share > Print, then pinch out on the preview to open it, and save or share it as a PDF from there. It’s quick and works well too

 

[Jumpthesnark]

This will be super useful. Thanks for posting this, MR.

 

[It’s always something]

Now, if we can only get a save as photo option. If you’re sending someone a screenshot in a text, you don’t want to send them a PDF. It’s not a job application.

You can do this two ways with the full page: the Done menu gives you the choice to save the full page screenshot to Photos (from where you can then share it). Or, in the Share menu, tap Options and choose Single Image before sending it in a text.

 

[sza]

This feature is incompatible with some websites due to intentional design choices that prevent its functionality.

 

[It’s always something]

If your device lacks a Home button, press the power button located at the top of the device and the volume up button located on the right of the device at the same time to take a screenshot. Otherwise, press the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously to capture a screenshot.

I don’t know if this works on iPhone but on iPad you can swipe up from the lower left corner to take a screenshot, which is much easier.

 

[ab2c4]

You can do this two ways with the full page: the Done menu gives you the choice to save the full page screenshot to Photos (from where you can then share it). Or, in the Share menu, tap Options and choose Single Image before sending it in a text.

Don't have to do all that. Take the screen shot and tap Done. That's it.

 

[polyphenol]

Now, if we can only get a save as photo option. If you’re sending someone a screenshot in a text, you don’t want to send them a PDF. It’s not a job application.

I was just playing and did indeed send a jpeg of the screenshot to my Mac. Without even realising what I was doing.

 

[It’s always something]

Don't have to do all that. Take the screen shot and tap Done. That's it.

That doesn’t capture the full page unless it just happens to all fit on your screen.

 

[ab2c4]

That doesn’t capture the full page unless it just happens to all fit on your screen.

They said they only wanted what was on the screen (that is how I interpreted the wording when they said "screenshot"), not the entire web page. Then again, reading what they wrote I'm not sure what it is that they were trying to say. Could be how you interpreted it or how I did. Oh well.

 

[Ozid]

They said they only wanted what was on the screen (that is how I interpreted the wording when they said "screenshot"), not the entire web page. Then again, reading what they wrote I'm not sure what it is that they were trying to say. Could be how you interpreted it or how I did. Oh well.

They replied “now if only you could do this in a photo” on a thread where this refers to saving a screenshot of a full page as a pdf.

Pretty safe to assume they want to save a screenshot of a whole page as an image, which requires an additional tap or two vs just screenshotting your screen.

 

[eritos]

Now what if I don’t want them stored automatically in my files app when taken? Is there a setting I’m missing?

 

[russell_314]

It gives you that option. Take your screen shot, leave it at Screen instead of Full Page, then when you tap Done on the upper left of the screen it will give you that option

Is this new? I swear I remember trying to do this before and it didn’t give me the option to save photos for full page. It was only PDF. I noticed it works on Safari and Brave, but didn’t give me a full page option on Orion.

Also I don’t see the full page option on other apps like Facebook and X. It’s on notes and that’s very helpful because if I want to send someone a list, it’s an easy way.

Just having it on Safari is nice because sometimes I want to take a screenshot of a recipe or article to save it for later. Even taking a screenshot of checking transactions to look at them later without having to login would be helpful.

 

[tennisproha]

This is poorly implemented on iOS Safari, since it doesn't capture the whole page if it's too long. It's better implemented on macOS but it'll usually be the desktop version of the page.

can this be done on macOS also, or it it just iOS/iPadOS?

You can do it in MacOS Safari, but it's less intuitive and requires using the Dev Tools.

This is already built into macOS Safari, no 3rd party or developer tools needed. Go to File > Export as PDF. Done.

 

[bigboy29]

I'm just here to say that I love those small iOS and macOS tip posts!

 

[It’s always something]

Now what if I don’t want them stored automatically in my files app when taken? Is there a setting I’m missing?

You can use the Share menu the same as always and send the PDF wherever you want without leaving the screenshot, then delete the thing if you want from the Done menu.