Problem With the "Screenshot" Feature Under the Categpry of "Save & Share"

Mattches · September 21, 2026, 7:24pm

This is a known issue that the team is working on presently:

Narrow top bar of web page highlighted when taking a screenshot

opened 08:05AM - 19 Aug 26 UTC

priority/P3 OS/Desktop screenshot

### Description Please see images. First image is the browser window while sel…ecting the part of the browser to be taken. Second image is the image taken by the browser screenshot tool. <img width="1920" height="1139" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/02153d4a-45f0-4ee8-a89f-e34f6f52e5b6" /> <img width="417" height="218" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/523e01e4-8308-4b73-8e39-3646b031a465" /> ### Steps to reproduce 1. Press Ctrl+Shift+S 2. Top bar is bright/not dim, suggesting only portions of the top bar can be selected for screenshot 3. Other regions (not just top bar) can be selected, but the image taken is not just the portion selected via the box ### Actual result 1. Top bar is highlighted, suggesting only it can be selected 2. Other regions can be selected, but the image taken is not just the portion selected via the box ### Expected result 1. Whole page is dim. Only the portion selected by the user by dragging the cursor to form a box is bright. 2. The screenshot should reflect the portion selected by the user and enclosed in the box. ### Reproduces how often Easily reproduced ### Brave version (brave://version info) Brave 1.93.136 Chromium: 151.0.7922.137 (Official Build) (x86_64) Revision 5fc858bc071f0e132044dda20b5553712e24bb92 OS Linux Installed via the Brave Repository through APT ### Channel information - [x] release (stable) - [ ] beta - [ ] nightly ### Reproducibility - [x] with Brave Shields disabled - [x] with Brave Rewards disabled - [ ] in the latest version of Chrome ### Miscellaneous information _No response_

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Problem With the "Screenshot" Feature Under the Categpry of "Save & Share"

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