Browser-level preference
Configure Chromium to prefer a dark colour scheme before page load.
Dark mode screenshots
Load the page with a dark colour-scheme preference and combine it with any viewport or full-page mode.
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Dark mode screenshot API features
Any viewport
Combine dark mode with presets, exact dimensions, or full-page capture.
Reduced motion
Use reduced-motion preference to make animated interfaces more stable.
API request
Send your capture parameters and get back a temporary signed URL to the finished image.
POST /v1/screenshots201 created
{
"url": "https://example.com",
"preset": "desktop",
"dark_mode": true
}From request to result
1
Enable dark mode
Set dark_mode to true on the capture request.
2
Load the theme
The preference is active before the public page renders.
3
Use the result
Compare themes or publish the dark preview.
Questions
How is dark mode enabled?
Capturewell sets Chromium’s preferred colour scheme before rendering.
Will it work on every website?
It works when the site responds to the browser colour-scheme preference.
Can it be full page?
Yes. Dark mode can be combined with full-page capture.