Is RaspSocial - Social Media Downloader safe to install?
RaspSocial - Social Media Downloader asks for 4 browser permissions and 43 site patterns. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.
Chrome extension by Raspigal, Ltd. · Productivity · Tools
What the developer says, and 3 screenshots
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At a glance
Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.
- Site access
- Access to specific sites only
- Data collection
- 5 kinds of data declared
- Upkeep
- Updated 13 days ago
- Publisher
- No store badges
- Audience
- 3 users
What data it declares
The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:
- Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
- Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
- Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages
- Web history the list of pages you visit
- Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open
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 your data on a number of websites
- Manage your downloads
- Display notifications
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: 43 match patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/*only www.instagram.comhttps://i.instagram.com/*only i.instagram.comhttps://*.cdninstagram.com/*cdninstagram.com and all its subdomainshttps://*.fbcdn.net/*fbcdn.net and all its subdomainshttps://web.telegram.org/*only web.telegram.orghttps://*.tiktok.com/*tiktok.com and all its subdomainshttps://*.tiktokcdn.com/*tiktokcdn.com and all its subdomainshttps://*.tiktokv.com/*tiktokv.com and all its subdomainshttps://*.byteoversea.com/*byteoversea.com and all its subdomainshttps://*.ibytedtos.com/*ibytedtos.com and all its subdomainshttps://x.com/*only x.comhttps://www.x.com/*only www.x.com- and 31 more
Worth knowing
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Manage your downloads
downloads
Routine for an extension
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Act on the current tab, but only after you click it
activeTab -
Show you notifications
notifications -
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 specific sites only.
The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 4 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
3 users
- 2026-09-230appeared in the store
- 2026-09-253
- 2026-10-043
- Last updated in the store 13 days ago, on 2026-09-21.
- No new version in the last 90 days.
What the store shows
The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.
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
Raspigal, Ltd., who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-09-21 and was last updated on 2026-09-21.
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How to check or remove it in Chrome
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- 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.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Questions people ask
- What can RaspSocial - Social Media Downloader access?
- Specific sites only: 43 match patterns. It declares 4 browser permissions.
- What data does RaspSocial - Social Media Downloader collect?
- The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Authentication information, Personal communications, Web history, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
- Has RaspSocial - Social Media Downloader asked for more permissions over time?
- The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
- Does RaspSocial - Social Media Downloader publish a privacy policy?
- Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.
We read the public store listing once a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-10-04.
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