The Story Behind CaptureKit
It all started with a real problem I faced while building a project.
I'm Jonathan. While working on a project, I needed a way to automatically capture a screenshot whenever a user saved changes.
At first, it seemed straightforward, but the technical setup quickly became complicated.
I found myself managing headless browsers, fixing rendering issues, handling timeouts, and scaling servers, all just to get a simple screenshot.
That's when I realised: developers shouldn't have to build and maintain complicated systems just to capture a page. They needed a ready-made solution, something simple, reliable, and built for them.
So I decided to build CaptureKit, a simple API tool that handles all the hard work behind the scenes, so you can capture screenshots and page content without worrying about the infrastructure.
I started building the first version in early 2025 and launched it within a few weeks. Since then, CaptureKit has grown based on real feedback from people who needed a faster, simpler way to automate page capture.
Today, it's used by developers, no-coders, and teams who want to save time and stay focused on building, not managing servers.
Who Am I
I'm Jonathan, the founder of CaptureKit and the engineer who built it from the ground up.
I love creating useful, simple tools that make life easier.
You'll probably find me perfecting my espresso game or chasing a ball around a basketball or tennis court when I'm not deep in code. I'm a big fan of anything with a scoreboard.
I work full-time as a senior developer at a tech startup and spend a lot of my free time building side projects. In 2024, I created and sold a product called LectureKit, a tool that made learning management easier, and taught me a lot about building things people want to use.
I'm driven by building tools that are simple to use, fast to set up, and reliable enough that you never have to think twice about them.
There's nothing better than hearing someone say, "This saved me hours", or seeing a product I created become a small part of someone else's success.
CaptureKit was born from that same mindset, to take the hard stuff off your plate, so you can focus on building what matters.
What CaptureKit Is For
CaptureKit is built for developers, no-coders, marketers, and SaaS teams who need an easier way to capture website screenshots and extract page content, without the pain of building or maintaining infrastructure.
Instead of setting up headless browsers or scraping frameworks, you simply plug in a URL and get screenshots.
You can use CaptureKit with a direct API call, through Zapier, or inside your favourite no-code platforms.
Our mission is to be the easiest and most reliable way to capture and extract web data, so you can spend less time managing tools and more time building.
