MacBook mockup generator

A laptop frame is how you show software that lives on a desktop. Dropping a web page or an app into a MacBook gives it scale and context, and instantly reads as 'this is a real product someone uses at a desk'. This guide covers capturing the right shot and dressing it so it carries a hero or a deck.

Capture a widescreen shot

The laptop screen is 16 by 10, so a full-screen capture of a web page or a desktop app fits cleanly. Resize your browser to a wide window before capturing, and you get a screenshot that fills the screen without cropping.

A tall or narrow source is centre-cropped to cover the screen, which can trim the sides. For a precise fit, capture at a widescreen size rather than a phone-shaped one.

Use a high-resolution capture so the smaller text on a desktop layout stays readable once it is scaled into the laptop screen.

Backdrop, padding and shadow

A laptop is a wide object, so give it room with the padding control and let a calm gradient or solid backdrop sit behind it. That space is what turns a screenshot into a hero image.

The shadow is doing real work here, seating the laptop on the backdrop so it looks like a photographed product rather than a flat cut-out. Lift it a little for a more dramatic, floating look.

Keep any tilt subtle. A small rotation adds depth to a landing page hero, but a heavy angle makes a dense web page hard to read.

Where MacBook mockups fit

Landing page heroes are the classic use, showing a web app on a laptop above the fold. Export transparent to drop it straight onto your design.

In a pitch or sales deck, a framed MacBook makes a product demo screen look shipped and real.