# Screenshot a page without cookie banners and ads

> Take a clean screenshot of any web page: cookie banners, consent pop-ups, ads and chat bubbles are hidden before the capture. Free to try, also an API.

To get a clean screenshot of a web page, paste its address into CurlShot and keep "Hide ads and cookie pop-ups" switched on. CurlShot hides cookie banners and consent pop-ups, blocks ads, and then takes the screenshot, so the page itself is what you see.

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

## Steps

1. Paste the address of the page into the box.
2. Keep "Hide ads and cookie pop-ups" switched on.
3. Press "Take the screenshot", then download the image.

## What people use it for

- Screenshots for a presentation or a portfolio, without a consent box in the middle
- Clean previews of websites in a directory or a newsletter
- Records of a page where the content is what matters
- Monitoring a page without pop-ups changing the screenshot

## The same thing with the API

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

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

- [Blocking ads, cookie banners, trackers and chats](https://curlshot.com/docs/blocking.md)
- [Custom CSS, JavaScript and clicks](https://curlshot.com/docs/customize.md)

## Questions

### How do I take a screenshot without the cookie banner?

Use CurlShot with "Hide ads and cookie pop-ups" switched on. With the API, add block_cookie_banners=true to the request.

### Does it work on every website?

It works on most sites, not all. The common consent tools are covered. For a site with an unusual pop-up, the API can hide any element by its selector or click a button before the capture.

### What else can be removed?

Ads, trackers and chat widgets each have their own switch in the API: block_ads, block_trackers and block_chats.

### 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.
- [Web page to PDF](https://curlshot.com/tools/website-to-pdf.md): Turn a web page into a PDF document from its address. Real pages, working links and selectable text. Paste the address, nothing to install. Also an API.
- [URL to image](https://curlshot.com/tools/url-to-image.md): Convert any URL into an image file. Paste a web address and download a PNG, JPEG or WebP screenshot of the page. Free to try, and one request by API.