{"id":2011,"date":"2018-02-25T11:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T11:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:59:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:59:58","slug":"how-take-youtube-screenshot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-take-youtube-screenshot\/","title":{"rendered":"How take a YouTube screenshot in 3 easy steps (FREE Tool)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#how-to-enable-the-you-tube-screenshot-button\">How to enable the YouTube screenshot button?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-about-you-tube-screenshot\">FAQ about YouTube screenshot<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700251900028\">How to capture a YouTube video screen in Chrome?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700251916245\">What capture files are supported for export?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700251924883\">Does it work outside the YouTube video website?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1700251930911\">Can I edit this image live from the web page?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/turnoffthelights?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> capture screenshot tool, to get that most beautiful shot as your desktop wallpaper or your YouTube thumbnail? Well, there is a solution to your problem. Install the Turn Off the Lights browser extension, it is the ultimate tool for media technology on the internet. Here you can enable the Video Toolbar feature, which is the bar where you can customize the video. And also take with a single click a screenshot of that HTML5 video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-1024x516.png\" alt=\"YouTube Screenshot thanks to the Turn Off the Lights browser extension\" class=\"wp-image-3521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-2048x1033.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/capture-youtube-screenshot-thanks-to-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension-150x76.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Take a YouTube screenshot from the camera icon in the Video Toolbar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-enable-the-you-tube-screenshot-button\">How to enable the YouTube screenshot button?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Turn Off the Lights Browser extension (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\" target=\"_blank\">Turn Off the Lights Browser extension<\/a> on your favorite web browser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the Turn Off the Lights Options page, and navigate to the <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down until you see the topic <strong>Video Toolbar<\/strong> on the page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable the <strong>Video Toolbar<\/strong> option, and open any HTML5 video you want to take a screenshot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you move your mouse inside the video player, you see on the top right a camera icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With a single click, it takes a snapshot of that frame, and opens it automatically the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/browser\/extension\/capture-screenshot-of-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screenshot editor page<\/a>&#8216;. Here you can customize the screenshot and also download it to your file types such as <em>PNG<\/em>, <em>BMP<\/em>, <em>JPEG<\/em>, and <em>WEBP<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd35How to enable the feature to Take a Screenshot in the video player?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/79NkuHuJDtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to take a screenshot in a video player<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq-about-you-tube-screenshot\">FAQ about YouTube screenshot<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700251900028\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How to capture a YouTube video screen in Chrome?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Download the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension. And enable the Video Toolbar in the Options page. Then you can get this useful Camera icon to capture the current YouTube frame. And to edit the YouTube screenshot and save the image file on your computer.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700251916245\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What capture files are supported for export?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It supports <em>PNG<\/em>, <em>BMP<\/em>, <em>JPEG<\/em>, and <em>WEBP<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700251924883\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does it work outside the YouTube video website?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, the Video Toolbar will be available on all websites that use the HTML5 video player.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1700251930911\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I edit this image live from the web page?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, when you click on the camera icon, it will open a new tab with your captured image. On this editor page, you can change the colors, add filters, and add elements on top of it, etc.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Are you looking for a YouTube capture screenshot tool, to get that most beautiful shot as your desktop wallpaper or your YouTube thumbnail? Well, there is a solution to your problem. Install the Turn Off the Lights browser extension, it is the ultimate tool for media technology on the internet. 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