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shot-scraper 1.12 adds WebP screenshot support with lossless default and --quality option

Simon Willison 3 hours ago 1 min read ↗ Original

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shot-scraper 1.12 adds WebP output to its screenshot CLI, with a --quality option and lossless default, yielding smaller files than JPEG or PNG.

WHY IT MATTERS

For engineers automating screenshots in CI or documentation, WebP output can cut storage and bandwidth costs significantly. The lossless default preserves fidelity, while --quality allows tuning for size. This makes shot-scraper more attractive for generating web page captures without sacrificing quality.

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The three things worth knowing

shot-scraper 1.12 introduces WebP screenshot support via a new --quality option.

Without --quality, WebP files are lossless; with it, quality is adjustable.

WebP screenshots are typically much smaller than JPEG or PNG equivalents, per the author.

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