Taking Screenshots

Brie offers three screenshot modes so you can capture exactly what you need.

Capture modes

Area — Click and drag to select a specific region of the page. A yellow selection box appears with a live dimension label showing the width and height in pixels. Perfect for highlighting a single element or a small UI glitch. Press Escape to cancel.

Window — Captures the currently visible portion of the page. This is the fastest option and works great for above-the-fold bugs.

Fullscreen — Automatically scrolls the entire page and stitches together a complete screenshot. Use this for layout issues, long forms, or anything below the fold.

How to capture

From the popup:

Click the Brie icon in your toolbar.
Select your capture mode (Area, Window, or Fullscreen).
The popup closes and the capture begins.

From the context menu:

Right-click anywhere on the page.
Select Brie - Bug Capture.
Choose Area, Fullscreen, or Window (viewport).

After capturing

A preview dialog appears in the bottom-right corner of the page. From here you can:

Edit — Open the full annotation editor.
Save — Download the screenshot directly to your computer.
Copy — Copy the image to your clipboard.
Discard — Clear all captures and return to browsing.

Multiple screenshots

You can attach multiple screenshots to a single slice. After your first capture, continue capturing — each new screenshot is added to the collection. The preview badge shows your current screenshot count.

The annotation editor

Click Edit on the preview dialog to open the annotation editor. The editor has four main areas:

Header — The top bar contains:

Window controls — Close (X), Minimize (-), and Fullscreen toggle.
Editable title — Click to rename (defaults to "Untitled report", max 50 characters).
Undo / Redo / Start Over — Undo and redo your last actions, or clear all annotations at once.
Workspace selector — Choose which workspace this slice belongs to.
Create button — Submit your slice. A new tab opens with the full bug context — screenshots, console errors, network data, and device info — ready to share.

Left sidebar — Thumbnails of all your screenshots. Click any thumbnail to switch between them. You can delete individual screenshots from here.

Right sidebar — Slice details form: description, priority, labels, file attachments, and space selector. See Creating a Slice for details on each field.

Footer — Shows contextual information about your current state:

Tool — The currently active drawing tool.
Zoom — Current zoom level.
File — The filename of the current screenshot.

Annotation tools

Tool	What it does
Arrow	Draw arrows to point at specific elements
Rectangle	Draw rectangular outlines around areas of interest
Circle	Draw circular outlines
Line	Draw straight lines
Pencil	Draw freeform with your mouse or trackpad
Highlighter	Semi-transparent highlight strokes
Text	Add text labels anywhere on the screenshot
Blur	Blur sensitive information (emails, names, data)

Using the tools:

Select a tool from the toolbar below the canvas.
Choose a color from the color palette (optional).
Click and drag on the screenshot to draw.
Use Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z on Mac) to undo, Ctrl+Shift+Z (Cmd+Shift+Z) to redo.
Use Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V to copy and paste annotations.

Blur tool: Select the Blur tool, then click and drag over any sensitive data (emails, names, payment info). The area is permanently pixelated — the original data is not recoverable.

Exporting screenshots

Click Export in the toolbar to download the current screenshot. You can choose between PNG and JPEG format from the export settings.

Pro tip: Press Delete or Backspace to remove the selected annotation. Right-click the canvas for additional options like Export, Undo, Redo, and Start Over.