Getting Started

Install the browser extension and scan your first web page.

Requirements

To use the Web Scanner you need two things:

The Derivv Pro desktop app (you already have this)
The Derivv browser extension for Chrome

Install the Derivv Pro Web Scanner extension from the Chrome Web Store. Once installed, the extension icon will appear in your browser toolbar. No additional configuration is needed -- the extension automatically communicates with the desktop app.

The desktop app must be running for the browser extension to communicate with it. If the app is not open, the extension will prompt you to launch it.

Scanning a web page

There are two ways to start a scan:

From the desktop app -- Click the scanner icon next to the "Add Images" button, or press ⌘⇧W on Mac / Ctrl+Shift+W on Windows. This opens the scanner dialog where you can enter a URL.
From the browser extension -- Navigate to any web page in Chrome and click the Derivv extension icon. The extension will scan the page and send the results to the desktop app.

When scanning from the desktop app, you can enter any URL in the scanner dialog. The extension will navigate to that page, wait for it to load, and scan all visible images.

Filtering and selecting images

After a scan completes, the scanner dialog shows all discovered images in a grid. Each image displays its dimensions and file size. You can:

Filter by file size -- Use the size filter to hide small icons and thumbnails and focus on the images you actually want.
Filter by file type -- Filter by image format (JPEG, PNG, WebP, etc.) to find specific types.
Select individual images -- Click on images to select or deselect them.
Select all / Deselect all -- Use the bulk selection controls at the top of the dialog.

The scanner captures all images visible on the page, including background images, icons, and thumbnails. Use the filters to narrow down to the images you need.

Importing images

Once you've selected the images you want, click Import to add them to the app. The selected images are downloaded and added as original images, just like if you had added them from your filesystem. They will be immediately processed using your current output preset.

If you already have a preset configured with dimensions, the imported images will be processed into derivatives right away. If you import into an empty workspace, you can configure your preset afterward and then process.

Keyboard shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux
Open Web Scanner	`⌘⇧W`	`Ctrl+Shift+W`

Learn more about processing images