Awesome
webscreenshot
Description
A simple script to screenshot a list of websites, based on the url-to-image
PhantomJS script.
Features
- Integrating url-to-image 'lazy-rendering' for AJAX resources
- Fully functional on Windows and Linux systems
- Cookie and custom HTTP header definition support for the PhantomJS renderer
- Multiprocessing and killing of unresponding processes after a user-definable timeout
- Accepting several formats as input target
- Customizing screenshot size (width, height), format and quality
- Mapping useful options of PhantomJS such as ignoring ssl error, proxy definition and proxy authentication, HTTP Basic Authentication
- Supports multiple renderers:
- PhantomJS, which is legacy and abandoned but the one still producing the best results
- Chromium, Chrome and Edge Chromium, which will replace PhantomJS but currently have some limitations: screenshoting an HTTPS website not having a valid certificate, for instance a self-signed one, will produce an empty screenshot.
The reason is that the--ignore-certificate-errors
option doesn't work and will never work anymore: the solution is to use a proper webdriver, but to datewebscreenshot
doesn't aim to support this rather complex method requiring some third-party tools. - Firefox can also be used as a renderer but has some serious limitations (so don't use it for the moment):
- Impossibility to perform multiple screenshots at the time: no multi-instance of the firefox process
- No incognito mode, using webscreenshot will pollute your browsing history
- Embedding screenshot URL in image (requires
ImageMagick
)
Usage
Put your targets in a text file and pass it with the -i
option, or as a positional argument if you have just a single URL.
Screenshots will be available, by default, in your current ./screenshots/
directory.
Accepted input formats are the following:
http(s)://domain_or_ip:port(/resource)
domain_or_ip:port(/resource)
domain_or_ip(/resource)
Options
webscreenshot.py version 2.94
usage: webscreenshot.py [-h] [-i INPUT_FILE] [-o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY] [-w WORKERS] [-v] [--no-error-file] [-z SINGLE_OUTPUT_FILE] [-p PORT] [-s] [-m]
[-r {phantomjs,chrome,chromium,edgechromium,firefox}] [--renderer-binary RENDERER_BINARY] [--no-xserver] [--window-size WINDOW_SIZE]
[-f {pdf,png,jpg,jpeg,bmp,ppm}] [-q [0-100]] [--ajax-max-timeouts AJAX_MAX_TIMEOUTS] [--crop CROP] [--custom-js CUSTOM_JS] [-l]
[--label-size LABEL_SIZE] [--label-bg-color LABEL_BG_COLOR] [--imagemagick-binary IMAGEMAGICK_BINARY] [-c COOKIE] [-a HEADER]
[-u HTTP_USERNAME] [-b HTTP_PASSWORD] [-P PROXY] [-A PROXY_AUTH] [-T PROXY_TYPE] [-t TIMEOUT]
[URL]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Main parameters:
URL Single URL target given as a positional argument
-i INPUT_FILE, --input-file INPUT_FILE
<INPUT_FILE> text file containing the target list. Ex: list.txt
-o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, --output-directory OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
<OUTPUT_DIRECTORY> (optional): screenshots output directory (default './screenshots/')
-w WORKERS, --workers WORKERS
<WORKERS> (optional): number of parallel execution workers (default 4)
-v, --verbosity <VERBOSITY> (optional): verbosity level, repeat it to increase the level { -v INFO, -vv DEBUG } (default verbosity ERROR)
--no-error-file <NO_ERROR_FILE> (optional): do not write a file with the list of URL of failed screenshots (default false)
-z SINGLE_OUTPUT_FILE, --single-output-file SINGLE_OUTPUT_FILE
<SINGLE_OUTPUT_FILE> (optional): name of a file which will be the single output of all inputs. Ex. test.png
Input processing parameters:
-p PORT, --port PORT <PORT> (optional): use the specified port for each target in the input list. Ex: -p 80
-s, --ssl <SSL> (optional): enforce SSL/TLS for every connection
-m, --multiprotocol <MULTIPROTOCOL> (optional): perform screenshots over HTTP and HTTPS for each target
Screenshot renderer parameters:
-r {phantomjs,chrome,chromium,edgechromium,firefox}, --renderer {phantomjs,chrome,chromium,edgechromium,firefox}
<RENDERER> (optional): renderer to use among 'phantomjs' (legacy but best results), 'chrome', 'chromium', 'edgechromium', 'firefox'
(version > 57) (default 'phantomjs')
--renderer-binary RENDERER_BINARY
<RENDERER_BINARY> (optional): path to the renderer executable if it cannot be found in $PATH
--no-xserver <NO_X_SERVER> (optional): if you are running without an X server, will use xvfb-run to execute the renderer (by default, trying to
detect if DISPLAY environment variable exists
Screenshot image parameters:
--window-size WINDOW_SIZE
<WINDOW_SIZE> (optional): width and height of the screen capture (default '1200,800')
-f {pdf,png,jpg,jpeg,bmp,ppm}, --format {pdf,png,jpg,jpeg,bmp,ppm}
<FORMAT> (optional, phantomjs only): specify an output image file format, "pdf", "png", "jpg", "jpeg", "bmp" or "ppm" (default
'png')
-q [0-100], --quality [0-100]
<QUALITY> (optional, phantomjs only): specify the output image quality, an integer between 0 and 100 (default 75)
--ajax-max-timeouts AJAX_MAX_TIMEOUTS
<AJAX_MAX_TIMEOUTS> (optional, phantomjs only): per AJAX request, and max URL timeout in milliseconds (default '1400,1800')
--crop CROP <CROP> (optional, phantomjs only): rectangle <t,l,w,h> to crop the screen capture to (default to WINDOW_SIZE: '0,0,w,h'), only
numbers, w(idth) and h(eight). Ex. "10,20,w,h"
--custom-js CUSTOM_JS
<CUSTOM_JS> (optional, phantomjs only): path of a file containing JavaScript code to be executed before taking the screenshot. Ex:
js.txt
Screenshot label parameters:
-l, --label <LABEL> (optional): for each screenshot, create another one displaying inside the target URL (requires imagemagick)
--label-size LABEL_SIZE
<LABEL_SIZE> (optional): font size for the label (default 60)
--label-bg-color LABEL_BG_COLOR
<LABEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR> (optional): label imagemagick background color (default NavajoWhite)
--imagemagick-binary IMAGEMAGICK_BINARY
<LABEL_BINARY> (optional): path to the imagemagick binary (magick or convert) if it cannot be found in $PATH
HTTP parameters:
-c COOKIE, --cookie COOKIE
<COOKIE_STRING> (optional): cookie string to add. Ex: -c "JSESSIONID=1234; YOLO=SWAG"
-a HEADER, --header HEADER
<HEADER> (optional): custom or additional header. Repeat this option for every header. Ex: -a "Host: localhost" -a "Foo: bar"
-u HTTP_USERNAME, --http-username HTTP_USERNAME
<HTTP_USERNAME> (optional): specify a username for HTTP Basic Authentication.
-b HTTP_PASSWORD, --http-password HTTP_PASSWORD
<HTTP_PASSWORD> (optional): specify a password for HTTP Basic Authentication.
Connection parameters:
-P PROXY, --proxy PROXY
<PROXY> (optional): specify a proxy. Ex: -P http://proxy.company.com:8080
-A PROXY_AUTH, --proxy-auth PROXY_AUTH
<PROXY_AUTH> (optional): provides authentication information for the proxy. Ex: -A user:password
-T PROXY_TYPE, --proxy-type PROXY_TYPE
<PROXY_TYPE> (optional): specifies the proxy type, "http" (default), "none" (disable completely), or "socks5". Ex: -T socks
-t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
<TIMEOUT> (optional): renderer execution timeout in seconds (default 30 sec)
Examples
list.txt
--------
http://google.fr
https://216.58.213.131
216.58.213.131
https://duckduckgo.com/robots.txt
Default execution with a list
-----------------------------
$ python webscreenshot.py -i list.txt
webscreenshot.py version 2.3
[+] 4 URLs to be screenshot
[+] 4 actual URLs screenshot
[+] 0 error(s)
Default execution with a single URL
-----------------------------------
$ python webscreenshot.py -v google.fr
webscreenshot.py version 2.3
[INFO][General] 'google.fr' has been formatted as 'http://google.fr:80' with supplied overriding options
[+] 1 URLs to be screenshot
[INFO][http://google.fr:80] Screenshot OK
[+] 1 actual URLs screenshot
[+] 0 error(s)
Increasing verbosity level execution
-----------------------------------
$ python webscreenshot.py -i list.txt -v
webscreenshot.py version 2.3
[INFO][General] 'http://google.fr' has been formatted as 'http://google.fr:80' with supplied overriding options
[INFO][General] 'https://216.58.213.131' has been formatted as 'https://216.58.213.131:443' with supplied overriding options
[INFO][General] '216.58.213.131' has been formatted as 'http://216.58.213.131:80' with supplied overriding options
[INFO][General] 'https://duckduckgo.com/robots.txt' has been formatted as 'https://duckduckgo.com:443/robots.txt' with supplied overriding options
[+] 4 URLs to be screenshot
[INFO][https://duckduckgo.com:443/robots.txt] Screenshot OK
[INFO][http://216.58.213.131:80] Screenshot OK
[INFO][https://216.58.213.131:443] Screenshot OK
[INFO][http://google.fr:80] Screenshot OK
[+] 4 actual URLs screenshot
[+] 0 error(s)
Results
-------
$ ls -l screenshots/
total 187
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 53805 May 19 16:04 http_216.58.213.131_80.png
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 53805 May 19 16:05 http_google.fr_80.png
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 53805 May 19 16:04 https_216.58.213.131_443.png
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27864 May 19 16:04 https_duckduckgo.com_443_robots.txt.png
Supported options by renderers
Options not listed here below are supported by every current renderer
Option category | Option | PhantomJS renderer | Chromium / Chrome / Edge Chromium renderer | Firefox renderer |
---|---|---|---|---|
Screenshot parameters | ||||
format (-f ) | Yes | No | No | |
quality (-q ) | Yes | No | No | |
ajax and request timeouts (--ajax-max-timeouts ) | Yes | No | No | |
crop (--crop ) | Yes | No | No | |
custom JavaScript (--custom-js ) | Yes | No | No | |
HTTP parameters | ||||
cookie (-c ) | Yes | No | No | |
header (-a ) | Yes | No | No | |
http_username (-u ) | Yes | No | No | |
http_password (-b ) | Yes | No | No | |
Connection parameters | ||||
proxy (-P ) | Yes | Yes | No | |
proxy_auth (-A ) | Yes | No | No | |
proxy_type (-T ) | Yes | Yes | No | |
Ability to screenshot a HTTPS website with a non-publicly-signed certificate | Yes | No | No |
Requirements
- A Python interpreter with version 2.7 or 3.X
- The webscreenshot python script:
- The easiest way to setup it:
pip install webscreenshot
and then directly use$ webscreenshot
- Or git clone that repository and
pip install -r requirements.txt
and thenpython webscreenshot.py
- The easiest way to setup it:
- The PhantomJS tool with at least version 2: follow the installation guide and check the FAQ if necessary
- Chrome, Chromium or Firefox > 57 if you want to use one of these renderers
xvfb
if you want to runwebscreenshot
in an headless OS: use the--no-xserver
webscreenshot option to ease everythingImageMagick
binary (magick
orconvert
) if you want to embed URL in screenshots with the--label
option: follow the installation guide- Check the FAQ before reporting issues
Changelog
- version 2.94 - 08/23/2020: Added custom-js and single output file options
- version 2.93 - 08/16/2020: Added support of Python 3.8 and Microsoft Edge Chromium ; file output for failed webscreenshots ; filename length limitation for long URL
- version 2.92 - 06/21/2020: no_xserver option autodetection
- version 2.91 - 05/08/2020: Multiprotocol mode fix
- version 2.9 - 01/26/2020: Few fixes
- version 2.8 - 01/11/2020: Few fixes, ajax timeouts + crop + label size + label font options added, default values for ajaxTimeout and maxTimeout changed
- version 2.7 - 01/04/2020: URL embedding in screenshot option added
- version 2.6 - 12/27/2019: Few fixes
- version 2.5 - 09/22/2019: Image quality and format options added, PhantomJS useragent updated, modern TLD support
- version 2.4 - 05/30/2019: Few fixes for Windows support
- version 2.3 - 05/19/2019: Python 3 compatibility, Firefox renderer added, no-xserver option added
- version 2.2 - 08/13/2018: Chrome and Chromium renderers support and single URL support
- version 2.1 - 01/14/2018: Multiprotocol option addition and PyPI packaging
- version 2.0 - 03/08/2017: Adding proxy-type option
- version 1.9 - 01/10/2017: Using ALL SSL/TLS ciphers
- version 1.8 - 07/05/2015: Option groups definition
- version 1.7 - 06/28/2015: HTTP basic authentication support + loglevel option changed to verbosity
- version 1.6 - 04/23/2015: Transparent background fix
- version 1.5 - 01/11/2015: Cookie and custom HTTP header support
- version 1.4 - 10/12/2014: url-to-image PhantomJS script integration + few bugs corrected
- version 1.3 - 08/05/2014: Windows support + few bugs corrected
- version 1.2 - 04/27/2014: Few bugs corrected
- version 1.1 - 04/21/2014: Changed the script to use PhantomJS instead of the buggy wkhtml binary
- version 1.0 - 01/12/2014: Initial commit
Copyright and license
webscreenshot is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
webscreenshot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with webscreenshot. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Contact
- Thomas Debize < tdebize at mail d0t com >