Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot
August 3, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
SYNOPSIS
Cmdlet that captures a screenshot of a web page using a headless browser. If OutFile has no extension, one is added based on Format.
SYNTAX
SessionDefault (Default)
Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot [[-Session] <HtmlBrowserSession>] [[-OutFile] <string>] [-Open] [-Full] [-Delay <int>] [-Selector <string>] [-ElementSelector <string>] [-HighlightSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSensitiveElement] [-MaskColor <string>] [-OverlayText <string>] [-Format <ImageFormat>] [-Quality <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]
Default
Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot [-Url] <string> [[-OutFile] <string>] [-Browser <HtmlBrowserEngine>] [-Clean] [-ProfilePath <string>] [-Scenario <HtmlBrowserScenario>] [-UserDataDirectory <string>] [-StatePath <string>] [-BrowserChannel <string>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [-Visible] [-SlowMo <int>] [-LoadState <HtmlBrowserLoadState>] [-Timeout <int>] [-BlockResourceType <HtmlNetworkResourceType[]>] [-BlockResourcePattern <string[]>] [-Open] [-Full] [-Delay <int>] [-Selector <string>] [-ElementSelector <string>] [-HighlightSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSensitiveElement] [-MaskColor <string>] [-OverlayText <string>] [-Format <ImageFormat>] [-Quality <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]
Clip
Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot [-Url] <string> [[-OutFile] <string>] -X <int> -Y <int> -Width <int> -Height <int> [-Browser <HtmlBrowserEngine>] [-Clean] [-ProfilePath <string>] [-Scenario <HtmlBrowserScenario>] [-UserDataDirectory <string>] [-StatePath <string>] [-BrowserChannel <string>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [-Visible] [-SlowMo <int>] [-LoadState <HtmlBrowserLoadState>] [-Timeout <int>] [-BlockResourceType <HtmlNetworkResourceType[]>] [-BlockResourcePattern <string[]>] [-Open] [-Delay <int>] [-Selector <string>] [-ElementSelector <string>] [-HighlightSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSensitiveElement] [-MaskColor <string>] [-OverlayText <string>] [-Format <ImageFormat>] [-Quality <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]
FileDefault
Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot [-Path] <string> [[-OutFile] <string>] [-Browser <HtmlBrowserEngine>] [-Clean] [-ProfilePath <string>] [-Scenario <HtmlBrowserScenario>] [-UserDataDirectory <string>] [-StatePath <string>] [-BrowserChannel <string>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [-Visible] [-SlowMo <int>] [-LoadState <HtmlBrowserLoadState>] [-Timeout <int>] [-BlockResourceType <HtmlNetworkResourceType[]>] [-BlockResourcePattern <string[]>] [-Open] [-Full] [-Delay <int>] [-Selector <string>] [-ElementSelector <string>] [-HighlightSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSensitiveElement] [-MaskColor <string>] [-OverlayText <string>] [-Format <ImageFormat>] [-Quality <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]
FileClip
Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot [-Path] <string> [[-OutFile] <string>] -X <int> -Y <int> -Width <int> -Height <int> [-Browser <HtmlBrowserEngine>] [-Clean] [-ProfilePath <string>] [-Scenario <HtmlBrowserScenario>] [-UserDataDirectory <string>] [-StatePath <string>] [-BrowserChannel <string>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [-Visible] [-SlowMo <int>] [-LoadState <HtmlBrowserLoadState>] [-Timeout <int>] [-BlockResourceType <HtmlNetworkResourceType[]>] [-BlockResourcePattern <string[]>] [-Open] [-Delay <int>] [-Selector <string>] [-ElementSelector <string>] [-HighlightSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSensitiveElement] [-MaskColor <string>] [-OverlayText <string>] [-Format <ImageFormat>] [-Quality <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]
SessionClip
Save-HtmlBrowserScreenshot [[-Session] <HtmlBrowserSession>] [[-OutFile] <string>] -X <int> -Y <int> -Width <int> -Height <int> [-Open] [-Delay <int>] [-Selector <string>] [-ElementSelector <string>] [-HighlightSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSelector <string[]>] [-MaskSensitiveElement] [-MaskColor <string>] [-OverlayText <string>] [-Format <ImageFormat>] [-Quality <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Cmdlet that captures a screenshot of a web page using a headless browser. If OutFile has no extension, one is added based on Format.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
Save-HtmlScreenshot -Url https://example.com -OutFile page.png
PARAMETERS
-BlockResourcePattern
Playwright URL glob patterns to abort before navigation, such as /analytics/.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-BlockResourceType
Browser resource types to abort before navigation, such as Image, Media, Font, or Stylesheet.
Type: HtmlNetworkResourceType[]
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values: Document, Stylesheet, Image, Media, Font, Script, TextTrack, XHR, Fetch, EventSource, WebSocket, Manifest, Other
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Browser
Browser engine to use for rendering.
Type: HtmlBrowserEngine
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values: Chromium, Firefox, WebKit
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-BrowserChannel
Browser distribution channel, such as chrome, msedge, chromium, chrome-beta, or msedge-dev.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-CancellationToken
Token used to cancel the operation.
Type: CancellationToken
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Clean
Force re-download of browser runtimes.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Delay
Milliseconds to wait after the page loads.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ElementSelector
CSS selector of an element to capture.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Format
Image format for the screenshot.
Type: ImageFormat
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values: Png, Jpeg, Bmp, Gif
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Full
Capture the entire page.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, FileDefault
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Height
Height of the clip region.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Clip, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: True
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-HighlightSelector
CSS selectors of elements to highlight.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-LoadState
Initial browser navigation readiness state for URL or file captures.
Type: HtmlBrowserLoadState
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values: Commit, DomContentLoaded, Load, NetworkIdle
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-MaskColor
CSS color used for masked elements.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-MaskSelector
CSS selectors of elements to mask.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-MaskSensitiveElement
Mask common sensitive fields such as password, token, SAML, MFA, OTP, and secret inputs.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Open
Open the screenshot after saving.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-OutFile
File path for the screenshot.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-OverlayText
Text to overlay on the screenshot.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Path
Path to a local HTML file.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: File
Possible values:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ProfilePath
Optional browser profile JSON file used as launch defaults for URL or file captures.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Proxy
Proxy server address used when launching the browser.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ProxyCredential
Credentials used for the Proxy server.
Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Quality
Encoder quality for JPEG output.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Scenario
Intent-focused browser automation defaults used for URL or file captures.
Type: HtmlBrowserScenario
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values: Custom, AuditProof, MailboxProof, LoginProtected, SinglePageApp, LowBandwidth, NetworkCapture, DownloadEvidence
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Selector
CSS selector to wait for before capturing.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Session
Existing browser session.
Type: HtmlBrowserSession
Parameter Sets: SessionDefault, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-SlowMo
Slow down Playwright actions by the specified milliseconds.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-StatePath
Playwright storage-state JSON file used for URL or file captures.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: StorageStatePath
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Timeout
Timeout in milliseconds for navigation and browser operations.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Url
URL of the web page.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-UserDataDirectory
Persistent browser user-data directory used for URL or file captures.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Visible
Show the browser instead of running headless.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Default, Clip, FileDefault, FileClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Width
Width of the clip region.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Clip, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: True
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-X
X coordinate for a clip region.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Clip, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: True
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Y
Y coordinate for a clip region.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Clip, FileClip, SessionClip
Aliases: None
Possible values:
Required: True
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
HtmlTinkerX.HtmlBrowserSession
OUTPUTS
None
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