diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 7192490..dfb133d 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ neopig supports multiple screenshot backends via uri2png. Auto-detects the light
 python neopig.py --list-engines
 
 # Use specific engine
-python neopig.py https://example.com --screenshot --screenshot-engine wkhtmltoimage
+python neopig.py https://example.com --screenshot-engine wkhtmltoimage
 python archive.py https://example.com --screenshot-engine cutycapt
 
-# Auto-detect (default) - picks lightest available
-python neopig.py https://example.com --screenshot
+# Disable screenshots
+python neopig.py https://example.com --no-screenshot
 ```
 
 **Recommendation:** Install `wkhtmltopdf` for fast, lightweight screenshots without browser downloads.
@@ -221,8 +221,11 @@ python neopig.py https://example.com --depth 5 --max-pages 500
 # Index only (no download)
 python neopig.py https://example.com --no-download
 
-# Enable screenshots (requires uri2png)
-python neopig.py https://example.com --screenshot --screenshot-width 1920 --screenshot-height 1080
+# Custom screenshot viewport (screenshots enabled by default)
+python neopig.py https://example.com --screenshot-width 1920 --screenshot-height 1080
+
+# Disable screenshots
+python neopig.py https://example.com --no-screenshot
 
 # Backfill markdown with absolute URLs (after crawl, fixes image hydration)
 python neopig.py --backfill-markdown example.com --db data/neopig.db
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0787a63..bea702f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ python neopig.py https://example.com --depth 5 --max-pages 500 --mode images
 # Index URLs without downloading
 python neopig.py https://example.com --no-download --mode images
 
-# Enable page screenshots (requires uri2png)
-python neopig.py https://example.com --mode images --screenshot
+# Disable page screenshots (on by default, requires uri2png)
+python neopig.py https://example.com --mode images --no-screenshot
 
 # Screenshots with custom viewport
-python neopig.py https://example.com --mode images --screenshot --screenshot-width 1920 --screenshot-height 1080
+python neopig.py https://example.com --mode images --screenshot-width 1920 --screenshot-height 1080
 ```
 
 ### Options
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ optional arguments:
   --no-download         Don't download media, just index URLs
   -v, --verbose         Verbose output
 
-screenshot options (all off by default, requires uri2png):
-  --screenshot          Enable page screenshots
+screenshot options (on by default, requires uri2png):
+  --no-screenshot       Disable page screenshots
   --screenshot-width    Viewport width in pixels (default: 1280)
   --screenshot-height   Viewport height in pixels (default: 1024)
   --screenshot-delay    Delay after page load in ms (default: 1000)
diff --git a/neopig.py b/neopig.py
index d268c3b..5cd93ed 100644
--- a/neopig.py
+++ b/neopig.py
@@ -1553,11 +1553,11 @@ async def main():
         help="Verbose output"
     )
 
-    # Screenshot options (all off by default)
+    # Screenshot options (on by default)
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--screenshot",
+        "--no-screenshot",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Enable page screenshots (requires uri2png)"
+        help="Disable page screenshots"
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -1754,14 +1754,14 @@ async def main():
 
     # Create screenshot config from args
     screenshot_config = ScreenshotConfig(
-        enabled=args.screenshot,
+        enabled=not args.no_screenshot,
         width=args.screenshot_width,
         height=args.screenshot_height,
         delay=args.screenshot_delay,
         engine=args.screenshot_engine,
     )
 
-    if args.screenshot:
+    if not args.no_screenshot:
         engine_info = f", engine={args.screenshot_engine}" if args.screenshot_engine else " (auto-detect)"
         logger.info(f"Screenshots enabled: {screenshot_config.width}x{screenshot_config.height}, delay={screenshot_config.delay}ms{engine_info}")
 
diff --git a/screenshot.py b/screenshot.py
index 73a9920..b204727 100644
--- a/screenshot.py
+++ b/screenshot.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ NATIVE_ENGINES = {'wkhtmltoimage', 'cutycapt'}
 @dataclass
 class ScreenshotConfig:
     """Screenshot capture configuration."""
-    enabled: bool = False
+    enabled: bool = True
     width: int = 1024
     height: int = 768
     delay: int = 1000  # ms after DOM load