#2646·httpx

Headless screenshots are slow and can capture half-rendered SPAs

Author: Mzack9999Created Sep 14, 2026Updated Sep 14, 2026

httpx downloads and launches full Chromium for headless screenshots, and captures as soon as basic load signals fire. On single-page apps that means the capture can land on the boot screen before hydration finishes, and browser startup plus the render path dominates screenshot time. A lighter browser build and stricter page-readiness gating would cut that substantially.