Is Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

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
• Read your browsing history
• 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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Capture the contents of a tab tabCapture
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Manage your downloads downloads

Routine for an extension

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

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 21% 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 5 browser permissions.

• Capture the contents of a tab (tabCapture): 1% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 29% 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

400k users

• Last updated in the store 363 days ago, on 2025-10-06.
• No 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.

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

Screen App. This listing has been in the store since 2021-07-06 and was last updated on 2025-10-06.

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. Upscrn - Screenshot Editor No site access · 2 permissions 10 users
2. Screenshot & Screen Recorder - Video to Link Access to specific sites only · 7 permissions, 1 site pattern 173 users
3. RecordNest — Screenshot & Screen Recorder Access to specific sites only · 11 permissions, 3 site patterns 17 users ★ 5.0

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 Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.