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SnapRender
SnapRender is a screenshot API that captures any website as PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF in real Chrome, with cookie banners removed and a hosted MCP server for AI agents.
Description of SnapRender
SnapRender is a screenshot and rendering API for developers, agencies and AI products. You send a URL, raw HTML or Markdown in one request and get back a PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF rendered in real Chrome. Captures can be full page, use one of five device presets or dark mode, and SnapRender blocks ads and trackers, removes cookie consent banners, loads lazy images and waits for web fonts before it shoots, so you do not have to run and maintain your own headless browser server.
Beyond single screenshots, the API extracts page content as Markdown or JSON, captures up to 50 URLs in one batch call, and can put a URL on an hourly, daily or weekly schedule that keeps every version and alerts you by email or signed webhook when the page changes. A hosted MCP server gives Claude, Cursor, Codex and other MCP clients the same tools, and there are SDKs for Node.js, Python and Go. Every plan has the full feature set; plans differ only by monthly volume, rate limits and cache time, starting with 200 free screenshots a month.
Features of SnapRender
- Screenshot API in real Chrome: PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF from a URL, HTML or Markdown, with full-page capture, device presets, dark mode, ad blocking and cookie banner removal.
- Scheduled captures and change alerts: watch a page hourly, daily or weekly, keep each version with its SHA-256 hash, and get an email or signed webhook when it changes.
- Built for AI agents and code: a hosted MCP server with 11 tools, content extraction to Markdown or JSON, batch jobs of up to 50 URLs, signed URLs, and Node.js, Python and Go SDKs.
Frequently asked questions
Is SnapRender free?
Yes, up to 200 screenshots a month on the Free plan, with no credit card and all features included. Paid plans start at $9 a month for 2,000 screenshots (Starter), then $29 for 10,000, $79 for 50,000 and $199 for 200,000. Yearly billing costs ten months of the monthly price.
Can AI agents use SnapRender?
Yes. SnapRender runs a hosted MCP server at app.snap-render.com/mcp that Claude, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Gemini CLI and other MCP clients can connect to with OAuth sign-in or an API key. It exposes 11 tools, including screenshots, content extraction, batch jobs, signed URLs, webhooks and usage.
Can SnapRender monitor a web page for changes?
Yes. Scheduled captures take a page hourly, daily or weekly, compare each capture with the previous one and notify you by email or signed webhook when it changes, with before and after views in the dashboard. The Free plan can schedule daily or weekly captures.
Website: https://snap-render.com/
Company: SnapRender
Key facts
SnapRender is a screenshot API for developers and AI agents: URL, HTML or Markdown to PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF in real Chrome, plus change monitoring and an MCP server. 200 free a month; paid from $9/mo.
| Pricing model | Freemium |
|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes · 200 screenshots/month, all features, 10 req/min, 1-day cache; no expiry. · no credit card required |
| Starting price | $9 / month |
| Data residency | Not verified |
| Compliance (as stated by vendor) | Not verified |
| Integrations | Claude, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Zed, n8n, Postman, LangChain |
| Public API | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Not verified |
| Official site | Not verified |
| Can a general AI assistant replace it? | A general AI assistant cannot load a live page in a real browser and return an image file on demand or on a schedule. SnapRender does this via API or MCP, which an assistant can call. |
| Last verified | 2026-11-09 by editor |
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Update history
- 2026-11-09 · ai alternative note updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · editor verdict updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · api available updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · integrations updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · pricing page url updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · starting price usd updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · free tier updated (editor)
- 2026-11-09 · pricing model updated (editor)
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