# Screenshot a website as a phone shows it

> See and screenshot any website as it looks on an iPhone, an Android phone or a tablet, without picking one up. Paste the address. Free to try, also an API.

To see how a website looks on a phone, paste its address into CurlShot and choose Phone. CurlShot opens the page with a phone-sized screen, the phone's pixel density and a mobile browser identity, so the site serves its mobile layout, and returns a screenshot of it. Tablet and computer views work the same way.

Do it in the browser, free and without an account: https://curlshot.com/tools/mobile-screenshot

## Steps

1. Paste the address of the website into the box.
2. Choose "Phone" or "Tablet".
3. Press "Take the screenshot", then download the image.

## What people use it for

- Check your own site on a phone without a phone at hand
- Show a client how their shop looks on mobile
- Compare the phone, tablet and computer layout of a page
- Catch a broken mobile layout after a change

## The same thing with the API

```bash
curl "https://curlshot.com/api/v1/screenshot?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&url=https://example.com&viewport_device=iphone_15_pro&full_page=true" \
  --output phone.png
```

An access key is free: https://curlshot.com/register. Read more:

- [Devices](https://curlshot.com/docs/devices.md)
- [Dark mode and emulation](https://curlshot.com/docs/dark-mode-and-emulation.md)

## Questions

### How can I see what my website looks like on a phone?

Paste the address into CurlShot and choose Phone. You get a screenshot of the mobile version of the page, as a phone would show it.

### Which devices can I choose?

On this page: a phone, a tablet and a computer. The API has a list of named devices, including current iPhone, Pixel and iPad models and common laptop and desktop sizes, and you can also set any width and height yourself.

### Is this a real phone?

No. It is a real browser set up like the phone: the same screen size, pixel density, touch support and browser identity. That is what decides which layout a site serves, so the result matches what the phone shows for almost all sites.

### Is it free?

You can try it on this page without an account. A free account adds a monthly allowance of screenshots and keeps them in one place.

## Related

- [Full-page screenshot](https://curlshot.com/tools/full-page-screenshot.md): Take a screenshot of a whole web page, from the top to the very bottom, as one image. Paste the address, nothing to install. Also available as an API.
- [Website thumbnail](https://curlshot.com/tools/website-thumbnail.md): Make a thumbnail or preview image of any website from its address. For directories, link lists, portfolios and newsletters. Free to try, one request by API.
- [Screenshot API](https://curlshot.com/tools/screenshot-api.md): A screenshot API for developers. One HTTP request turns a URL, HTML or Markdown into a PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF. Full page, devices, blocking, cache, MCP.