Download full-page PDF screenshots of websites from links in a Google Sheet

Say goodbye to the tedious task of capturing webpage screenshots one by one! This practical automation is all set to streamline your workflow. It effortlessly downloads full-page PDF screenshots of webpages listed in your Google Sheets spreadsheet.

Manually taking multiple screenshots from various webpages can be time-consuming and error-prone. But fear not! With this automation, you can avoid the frustration and ensure accurate snapshots of each page with just a few clicks.

Web designers looking to create comprehensive portfolios or researchers archiving online resources can benefit greatly from this solution. No more juggling between tabs and applications to save screenshots separately.

Sit back, relax, and let this automation do the work. Embrace the convenience and efficiency it brings to capturing full-page PDF screenshots effortlessly!

Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Pin the playbook and integrate Google Sheets for the website links

First, click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to save this automation. You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Google Sheets.

Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard) and click on the playbook card. The setup flow will start. Bardeen will ask you to specify the column that contains all the links in your Google Sheets spreadsheet. Enter the name of the column. For example, the column in our Google Sheet was named “Links”.

Click on “Save Input” and checkmark Google Sheets and your column name.This will save you time from setup in the future. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook. 

Step 2: Run the playbook and download full-page PDFs from links in Google Sheets

To download screenshots as PDF files of websites from Google Sheets, press Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard to launch Bardeen. Click on the playbook card and enter the name of your column that contains the links. Run the playbook to get full-page screenshots downloaded as PDF files.

 It will open each website, take screenshots and download the screenshots as PDF files to your computer.

You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

You can also find more about how to increase your personal productivity and automate your data sourcing and research process.