Is Record Meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet & more safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates

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

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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Capture the contents of a tab tabCapture

Routine for an extension

• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage

Sites that can connect to it

Web pages matching these patterns can open a messaging channel to it: 2 site patterns.

• https://rec.webcameffects.app/* only rec.webcameffects.app
• http://localhost:3010/* only localhost

Declared as externally connectable in the manifest: a page on these sites can exchange messages with the extension, for example to tell it you have signed in. It does not give the page access to your browser.

How usual this is for its category

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

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

• 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

4k users

• Last updated in the store 19 days ago, on 2026-10-13.
• We have seen 2 new versions 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.

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.

1. 2026-10-12Changed where it works (changed: sites that can connect to it)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-13Version 1.3.2
2. 2026-10-12Version 1.3.1 · Changed where it works (changed: sites that can connect to it)

Who publishes it

AI Webcam Effects, who publishes 17 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2025-05-21 and was last updated on 2026-10-13.

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. MeetCapture Pro - Meeting Recorder & Notes No site access · 2 permissions 86 users
2. GoatMeet No site access · 5 permissions 6 users
3. Meet Recorder Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 1k users ★ 4.8

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 Record Meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet & more access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does Record Meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet & more collect?

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

Has Record Meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet & more asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-12.

Does Record Meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet & more publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.