Yet another website screenshot tool
Rabarbar is a simple website screenshot utility based on Qt Web Engine (Chromium), created for Miniature.io.
./rabarbar --url https://github.com --width 640 --height 1136 --out sample.png
./rabarbar --url https://cepa.io --width 1280 --height 1024 --out screenshot.png
./rabarbar --url https://cepa.io --width 1280 --height 1024 --out screenshot.pdf --pdf-orientation=landscape --pdf-paper-size=a4
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | yes | Website URL address. |
| out | yes | Output filename. |
| width | yes | Screenshot width in pixels. |
| height | yes | Screenshot height in pixels. |
| delay | no | Number of seconds to wait before grabbing a shot once the website is fully loaded. |
| timeout | no | Max wait time for a page to be loaded in seconds. |
| user-agent | no | Custom browser user agent. |
| referer | no | Custom referer. |
| pdf-orientation | no | PDF orientation (portrait, landscape). |
| pdf-paper-size | no | PDF paper size (a3, a4, letter, tabloid). |
This app has been built and tested with Qt 5.12 running on Ubuntu 18.04 x64.
git clone https://github.com/cepa/rabarbar
cd rabarbar
/opt/qt5/5.12.4/gcc_64/bin/qmake
make
./rabarbar
Exact commands depend on your local Qt5 installation details.
Rabarbar works in headless mode with Xvfb.
xvfb-run -a ./rabarbar --url https://google.com --width 1280 --height 1024 --out screenshot.png
- Referer header can be ignored by Chromium due to internal policies, consider this feature experimental.