What is a broken screen?
A broken screen prank draws realistic crack patterns over a web page so a display looks physically smashed until you close it.
Cracks are drawn as vector shatter patterns with impact points, radial splits and the fine concentric fractures that ring a real break. Click anywhere to add another impact point wherever you want the damage to look worst, and the pattern survives a window resize unchanged.
If you want the machine to look crashed rather than smashed, use the blue screen of death; if you want it to look busy, the hacker typer.
How do you use the broken screen?
Go fullscreen first, then click anywhere to place an impact point. Press Escape to clear every crack and exit.
- Go fullscreen first — the illusion depends on the browser interface being gone.
- Click anywhere on the screen to add an impact point and its crack pattern.
- Press Escape to clear everything and exit.
Can this damage my screen?
No. It draws cracks on a web page. Your display is untouched and closing the tab removes every trace instantly.
Nothing is written to the device and no setting is changed. It is a drawing on a canvas element.
Does the broken screen prank work on a phone?
Yes, and it is more convincing on a phone because the glass is closer to the surface. Tap to place each impact point.
Add the page to your home screen first and it opens with no browser interface at all, which is what sells it.
How do I take a screenshot of the cracked screen?
Use your normal screenshot shortcut while the effect is fullscreen. The cracks are part of the page, so they capture normally.
A screenshot is the usual way people share this one, since it survives being sent to someone who would otherwise just close the tab.
Does this cost anything or need an account?
No. Every tool here is free, needs no sign-up, and runs in the browser with nothing to install and nothing stored.
There are no accounts, no paywalled sizes and no watermarks on downloads. See the full list of screen tools.
Will my screen stay awake while it runs?
Yes, with Keep awake switched on. It holds a browser wake lock so the display stays lit with no input until you leave.
Useful when a screensaver or clock is meant to run unattended. The lock is released as soon as you close the page.
Put this on your site
The embeddable version drops the page around it and runs the tool on its own.