# shot-scraper 1.12

DevFeed: [shot-scraper 1.12](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/shot-scraper-1-12-31175.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/13/shot-scraper/>)

Author: Simon Willison

Published: 2026-09-13T23:58:14Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Simon Willison's Weblog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/simon-willison-s-weblog.md>)

Topics: [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [Playwright](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/playwright.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [playwright](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/playwright.md>), [playwright-15](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/playwright-15.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [screenshot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshot.md>), [screenshots](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshots.md>), [shot-scraper](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shot-scraper.md>), [shot-scraper-71](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shot-scraper-71.md>)

## AI overview

shot-scraper 1.12 adds WebP screenshot support, including a quality option and lossless output when quality is not specified. The article says WebP screenshots are usually significantly smaller than JPEG or PNG equivalents.

## Source excerpt

Release: shot-scraper 1.12 I've added WebP support to my shot-scraper screenshot automation tool. You can now take a WebP screenshot of a web page like this: shot-scraper https://simonwillison.net -o screenshot.webp --quality 80 The --quality option sets the quality - without that option the WebP file will be lossless. In my experience WebP screenshots are almost always significantly smaller in file size than their JPEG or PNG equivalents. See the PR for some examples. I shipped this feature so I could use it to generate the screenshot for my new commit-rewriter tool. Tags: playwright, shot-scraper