How we automate our (complex) product screenshots
Producing great looking screenshots for software marketing websites can be surprisingly difficult and time consuming. Check out our method to automate this repetitive task with code.
How we automate our (complex) product screenshots launched on February 5, 2022 with 22 votes, #958 of 2,645 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
Testmo is a tool for automating product screenshot generation. It helps teams capture complex product visuals efficiently without manual work. The software is designed for companies that need to maintain consistent, up-to-date screenshots across documentation, marketing materials, and other resources. By automating what would otherwise be a time-consuming manual process, it streamlines workflows for product and documentation teams.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Summary : Great marketing screenshots are time consuming to create and don't age well. Here's how we improve this with browser automation & code. Producing great looking screenshots for software marketing websites can be surprisingly difficult and time consuming. It usually involves preparing the app with sample data, editing the images to hide irrelevant details, cropping to specific sizes and overriding texts (such as dates or names). With dozens of screenshots for a typical product website plus regular blog postings for new feature releases, this can amount to a lot of work. And then there's updates. Changing the design of the app's nav bar? Implementing a color refresh? Adding a major…from testmo.com
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