SiteShoter v1.42

SiteShoter v1.42 - Take a screenshot of a Web site.

Description

SiteShoter is a small utility that allows you to save a screenshot of any Web page into a file. It automatically creates hidden window of Internet Explorer, loads the desired Web page, and than save the entire content of the Web page into an image file (.png, .jpg, .tiff, .bmp or .gif). You can also use SiteShoter to convert .html file on your local drive into image file.
You can use SiteShoter in user interface mode, or alternatively, you can run SiteShoter in command-line mode without displaying any user interface.

System Requirements

This utility works on Windows XP, Window 2003 Server, Window 2008 Server, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. You can also use this utility in Windows 2000, if GDI+ is installed.

SiteShoter Versions History

SiteShoter Version 1.42
- Fixed bug: SiteShoter failed to save the file with %url% variable if the Web site URL specified a port number (For example: http://mywebsite.com:8080 )
SiteShoter Version 1.41
- Added /start command-line option, which allows you to run SiteShoter with user interface, and automatically press the Start button to start to Web site capture procrss.
SiteShoter Version 1.40
- New feature for 'Multiple URLs' mode - You can now execute every URL in a separated SiteShoter child process.
SiteShoter Version 1.38
- Added Drag & Drop support. When you drag .html file, it'll be set as source file to capture as screenshot. When you drag gif/png/jpg file, it'll be set as image file to save.
SiteShoter Version 1.37
- When using SiteShoter from command-line, it now returns error code when there is an error during navigation. (See error codes below)
SiteShoter Version 1.36
- Added support for %name% variable to take only the name of domain. For example, from http://www.google.com, you'll get 'google' string.
SiteShoter Version 1.35
- SiteShoter now saves the image in a new method, so all Java applets and other 3-party components are now saved properly.
- Added 'Browse...' button to URL field in order to easily choose html file for converting it to image.
SiteShoter Version 1.31
- Fixed bug: SiteShoter failed to create screenshots of very large Web pages when there was not enough memory in the video card. SiteShoter now uses the computer memory instead of the video card memory.
SiteShoter Version 1.30
- Added new options: 'Save Config' and 'Load Config'
- Added new command-line option: /LoadConfig - Start SiteShoter with the specified config file.
- Added new command-line option: /RunConfig - Take a screenshot according to the specified config file, without displaying any UI.
SiteShoter Version 1.21
- Added %count% variable. (For example: if you set the filename to nirsoft%count%.png, the created filenames will be nirsoft1.png, nirsoft2.png, nirsoft3.png, and so on...)
SiteShoter Version 1.20
- Added new option: 'Take a screenshot of this Web page every...'
SiteShoter Version 1.18
- Fixed bug with dialog-box resizing.
- Added %host% variable.
SiteShoter Version 1.17
- The main dialog-box is now resizable.
SiteShoter Version 1.16
- When cut width/height are negative numbers, the cut width/height values will be subtract from the total width/height of the page. This feature can be useful if you want to cut a footer of a Web page. For example, if the number of pixels in footer of the Web page is 100, put -100 in the Cut Height field.
SiteShoter Version 1.15
- Added support for handling a sequence of URLs, saved in a text file. (The URLs should be delimited by CRLF)
SiteShoter Version 1.10
- Added support for automatically saving the URL in filename (%url%)
- Added AutoComplete for filename field.
SiteShoter Version 1.09
- Added support for current date/time Formatting in the save filename.
SiteShoter Version 1.08
- Added new option: Cut Web page in the specified location.
SiteShoter Version 1.07
- Added AutoComplete support for the URL text-box.
- Fixed bug: Accelerator keys didn't work...
SiteShoter Version 1.06
- Fixed a GDI resources leak.
SiteShoter Version 1.05
- New option: Automatically extend browser size according to Web page
SiteShoter Version 1.00 - First release.

Using SiteShoter

SiteShoter doesn't require any installation process or additional DLL files. In order to start using it, simply run the executable file (SiteShoter.exe)
After you run it, type the URL of the Web page that you want to capture, and select the image filename that you want to save. You can also modify the other options, like browser width/height, disable Flash, and so on. Click the 'Start' button and wait a few seconds until the Web site is loaded and saved into a file. (The default timeout value is 10 seconds, you may change it according to your needs)

Automatically extend browser size according to Web page

Starting from version 1.05, SiteShoter allows you to extend the Web browser size according to the size of the Web page, so the entire Web page will be captured. However, be aware that this feature won't work on Web pages with multiple frames.
Also, when this feature is turned on, you can limit the maximum allowed browser size by using the 'Maximum Width' and 'Maximum Height' fields.

Using The URL In The Saved Filename

If you want to use the URL of the Web site as the saved filename, simply use the %url% variable in the filename field. You can also use the %host% variable to get only the host name, without the other parts of the URL or %name%, to get only the name inside the domain (%name% of www.yahoo.com will be 'yahoo').
For example: c:\temp\%url%.png

Formatting Save Filename With Current Date/Time

Starting from version 1.09, you can use the following special SiteShoter variables for formatting the filename according to the current date or time:

%time:[format]%
%date:[format]%

Translating SiteShoter to other languages

In order to translate SiteShoter to other language, follow the instructions below:

Run SiteShoter with /savelangfile parameter:
SiteShoter.exe /savelangfile
A file named SiteShoter_lng.ini will be created in the folder of SiteShoter utility.
Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
After you finish the translation, Run SiteShoter, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run SiteShoter without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.

License

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without any modification !

Disclaimer

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.