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Chrome extension by httpcatcher · Productivity · Tools

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Tools with 1 000 users, a small but real audience. Audience over the last 30 days: unchanged.

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

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
1 000
Rating
3.3 (7 ratings)
Users, last 30 days
Unchanged (the store rounds this count to 1 000, so it moves only between steps)
Rating, last 30 days
Steady over 30 days
Version
4.2.5 npy
Updated in the store
2026-10-18
Published
2024-09-08
Manifest
V3
Browser access
2 permissions

How it has moved

Users
unchanged since 01.10
1k · 1 reading
2026-10-18: released 4.2.5 npy2026-10-18: lost the good publisher record badge
  1. 2026-10-311k
Rating
unchanged since 01.10
reviewsrating 3.29 · 1 reading
2026-10-18: released 4.2.5 npy2026-10-18: lost the good publisher record badge
  1. 2026-10-31reviews7rating3.29
Users
unchanged since 01.09
1k · 4 readings
2026-09-22: released 4.2.02026-10-18: released 4.2.5 npy2026-10-18: lost the good publisher record badge
  1. 2026-09-011k
  2. 2026-09-131k
  3. 2026-09-151k
  4. 2026-10-311k
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 3.00-3.29 · 4 readings
2026-09-22: released 4.2.02026-10-18: released 4.2.5 npy2026-10-18: lost the good publisher record badge
  1. 2026-09-01reviews7rating3.29
  2. 2026-09-13reviews6rating3.00
  3. 2026-09-15reviews7rating3.29
  4. 2026-10-31reviews7rating3.29

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What it can reach

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

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

Version history

  1. Version 4.2.5 npy · Asked for more permissions (2, was 1) (changed: browser permissions)
  2. Version 4.2.0 · Asked for fewer permissions (1, was 105)

What changed recently

  1. Package size changed
  2. Asked for more permissions (2, was 1) (changed: browser permissions)
  3. Store description rewritten (92 → 65 characters)
Show the remaining 6
  1. Lost the Established publisher badge
  2. Released version 4.2.5 npy (was 4.2.0)
  3. Package size changed
  4. Asked for fewer permissions (1, was 105)
  5. Store description rewritten
  6. Released version 4.2.0 (was 3.0.2)

The publisher

httpcatcher publishes 13 listings we track, 7k users between them.

  1. Purple and pink fresh theme httpcatcher · Colors · published 2025-04-13 2k users ★ 4.6
  2. Amazon Review Exporter - CSV & Bulk Reviews httpcatcher · Productivity · Tools · published 2024-09-11 1k users ★ 4.1
  3. Custom Cursor for Chrome – Anime, Games & Characters httpcatcher · Productivity · Tools · published 2024-08-31 1k users ★ 4.2
Show 5 more from this publisher
  1. YouTube™ Automatic HD/FPS/4k/8k High Quality httpcatcher · Productivity · Tools · published 2024-08-20 891 users ★ 4.0
  2. Dark theme httpcatcher · Dark · published 2025-04-10 363 users ★ 4.0
  3. Sunset Orange httpcatcher · Colors · published 2025-04-13 296 users
  4. Emerald Green httpcatcher · Colors · published 2025-04-13 281 users
  5. Web Page Magnifier – Magnifying Glass httpcatcher · Productivity · Tools · published 2024-08-23 174 users ★ 3.0

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. AdBlocker: Auto Skip YouTube Ads Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 128 users
  2. YouTube AdAway - We skip, not block ads Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 195 users ★ 4.2
  3. ARES AdBlocker (MVP) Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 3 users
  4. Autoblock for YouTube Ads Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 190 users ★ 3.0
  5. YouTube AdBlock Lite Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 13 users

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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