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  "articleBody": "[shot-scraper 1.12](https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper/releases/tag/1.12) — A CLI utility for taking screenshots of websites, recording video demos and scraping sites using JavaScript\n\nI've added WebP support to my [shot-scraper](https://shot-scraper.datasette.io/) screenshot automation tool. You can now take a WebP screenshot of a web page like this:\n\n```\nshot-scraper https://simonwillison.net -o screenshot.webp --quality 80\n```\n\nThe `--quality` option sets the quality - without that option the WebP file will be lossless.\n\nIn my experience WebP screenshots are almost always significantly smaller in file size than their JPEG or PNG equivalents. See [the PR](https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper/pull/210) for some examples.\n\nI shipped this feature so I could use it to generate the screenshot [for my new commit-rewriter tool](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/14/commit-rewriter/).\n",
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  "content_html": "<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper/releases/tag/1.12\">shot-scraper 1.12</a> — A CLI utility for taking screenshots of websites, recording video demos and scraping sites using JavaScript</p>\n<p>I've added WebP support to my <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://shot-scraper.datasette.io/\">shot-scraper</a> screenshot automation tool. You can now take a WebP screenshot of a web page like this:</p>\n<pre><code><span class=\"code-snippet\">shot-scraper https://simonwillison.net -o screenshot.webp --quality 80\n</span></code></pre>\n<p>The <code>--quality</code> option sets the quality - without that option the WebP file will be lossless.</p>\n<p>In my experience WebP screenshots are almost always significantly smaller in file size than their JPEG or PNG equivalents. See <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper/pull/210\">the PR</a> for some examples.</p>\n<p>I shipped this feature so I could use it to generate the screenshot <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/14/commit-rewriter/\">for my new commit-rewriter tool</a>.</p>\n",
  "content_markdown": "[shot-scraper 1.12](https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper/releases/tag/1.12) — A CLI utility for taking screenshots of websites, recording video demos and scraping sites using JavaScript\n\nI've added WebP support to my [shot-scraper](https://shot-scraper.datasette.io/) screenshot automation tool. You can now take a WebP screenshot of a web page like this:\n\n```\nshot-scraper https://simonwillison.net -o screenshot.webp --quality 80\n```\n\nThe `--quality` option sets the quality - without that option the WebP file will be lossless.\n\nIn my experience WebP screenshots are almost always significantly smaller in file size than their JPEG or PNG equivalents. See [the PR](https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper/pull/210) for some examples.\n\nI shipped this feature so I could use it to generate the screenshot [for my new commit-rewriter tool](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/14/commit-rewriter/).\n",
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  "summary": "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",
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