Is Video to Animated GIF safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on grabz.it
• Read your browsing history

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

• *://grabz.it/* only grabz.it

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Fun, 10% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 1 browser permission; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 10% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

268 users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2024-05-10.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.
• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

GrabzIt Limited, who publishes 9 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2023-06-23 and was last updated on 2024-05-10.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Video to GIF No permissions at all · No permissions declared 5 users
2. GIF Generator No permissions at all · No permissions declared 201 users
3. Video to GIF Animation Converter No site access · 1 permission 4k users ★ 3.8

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Video to Animated GIF access?

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Video to Animated GIF collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Authentication information. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Video to Animated GIF asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Video to Animated GIF publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.