Is BeanShot: Capture Stunning Screenshots Effortlessly 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
• Manage your downloads

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

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

Worth knowing

• Manage your downloads downloads
• 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
• Read your display setup system.display

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.

• <all_urls> every site

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Runs its code on every site.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

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

406 users

• Last updated in the store 16 days ago, on 2026-10-22.
• 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.

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. 2026-10-23Asked for more permissions (5, was 4) (changed: browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-23Version 1.2.1 · Asked for more permissions (5, was 4) (changed: browser permissions)

Who publishes it

Schurigeln, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2022-06-22 and was last updated on 2026-10-22.

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. Browsershot No site access · 1 permission 179 users ★ 1.0
2. PostSnap - Beautiful Screenshots, One Click No site access · 3 permissions 14 users
3. Frameshot: Professional Browser Screenshots in One Click 📸 No site access · 4 permissions 17 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 BeanShot: Capture Stunning Screenshots Effortlessly access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does BeanShot: Capture Stunning Screenshots Effortlessly 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 BeanShot: Capture Stunning Screenshots Effortlessly asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-23.

Does BeanShot: Capture Stunning Screenshots Effortlessly publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.