Google Docs can pull an image straight from the web, so you do not have to download a screenshot and re-upload it. You just need a direct image link. Here is how to get one and drop it in.
Get a direct image link
- Open upload-image-get-link and paste or drop your screenshot.
- Copy the direct image link — the URL that points straight at the image file.
Insert it in Google Docs
- In your document, choose Insert → Image → By URL.
- Paste the direct image link and click Insert.
Google Docs downloads a copy of the image into the document, so it stays put even if you later change the source. Make sure you paste the direct link, not the share link — a page URL will not resolve to an image. The same distinction matters when you embed a screenshot in Markdown.
Handy for
- Reports and proposals — drop in UI screenshots or charts without file juggling.
- Shared docs — reuse the same image URL across several documents.
- Slides too — Google Slides has the same Insert → Image → By URL option.
Getting the link takes about a second, is free, and needs no account.