Is Chrome Capture - Screenshot & GIF safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring

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 all your data on all websites
• Capture content of your screen

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: 5 match patterns.

• *://us-central1-chrome-capture.cloudfunctions.net/* only us-central1-chrome-capture.cloudfunctions.net
• https://www.googleapis.com/ only www.googleapis.com
• https://apis.google.com/ only apis.google.com
• https://checkout.paddle.com/* only checkout.paddle.com
• https://y.clarity.ms/* only y.clarity.ms

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Capture the contents of your screen desktopCapture
• Capture the contents of a tab tabCapture

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity
• 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
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse. It may later ask for access to every site.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Manage your downloads downloads
• Show you notifications notifications

• *://*/* every site

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 8 browser permissions.

• Capture the contents of your screen (desktopCapture): under 1% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• Capture the contents of a tab (tabCapture): 1% 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

300k users

• Last updated in the store 40 days ago, on 2026-09-22.
• We have seen 1 new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

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.

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-22Version 3.3.8

Who publishes it

Leolime, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2016-05-09 and was last updated on 2026-09-22.

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. LoopShot: Record Any Area as a GIF No site access · 7 permissions 4 users
2. SnapGIF – Screenshot, Screen Recorder & GIF Maker No site access · 8 permissions audience not published
3. Enhanced Screen Capture No site access · 9 permissions 10 users

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 Chrome Capture - Screenshot & GIF access?

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns. It declares 8 browser permissions.

What data does Chrome Capture - Screenshot & GIF collect?

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

Has Chrome Capture - Screenshot & GIF asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Chrome Capture - Screenshot & GIF publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.