tabCaptureWhat the tabCapture permission means for a Chrome extension
Live Chrome Web Store extensions that declare tabCapture: 3 137, which is 1% of the 270 886 whose permissions we have read. Counted after our catalog pass of 2026-10-10.
What it lets an extension do
Capture the contents of a tab tabCapture
Reaches your browsing data or every site
Permissions in this group reach your browsing data or every site. Plenty of honest extensions need one; check that what the extension is for explains it.
What Chrome says when you add one
When you add an extension that declares 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.
How common it is in each category
| Category | Share of extensions | Extensions |
|---|---|---|
| Productivity · Communication | 4% | 262 of 7 120 |
| Lifestyle · Entertainment | 3% | 161 of 6 364 |
| Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility | 2% | 200 of 8 075 |
| Productivity · Education | 2% | 174 of 11 519 |
| Productivity · Tools | 1% | 1 386 of 106 524 |
| Productivity · Developer | 1% | 305 of 28 347 |
| Productivity · Workflow | 1% | 478 of 45 728 |
| Lifestyle · Art | 1% | 25 of 3 521 |
| Lifestyle · Fun | 1% | 49 of 8 489 |
| Make Chrome Yours · Functionality | under 1% | 53 of 11 127 |
| Lifestyle · Well Being | under 1% | 13 of 2 878 |
| Lifestyle · Household | under 1% | 2 of 492 |
| Lifestyle · Social | under 1% | 11 of 7 160 |
| Make Chrome Yours · Privacy | under 1% | 8 of 5 449 |
| Lifestyle · News | under 1% | 2 of 1 631 |
| Lifestyle · Games | under 1% | 4 of 6 897 |
| Lifestyle · Shopping | under 1% | 4 of 8 710 |
| Lifestyle · Travel | 0% | 0 of 855 |
Counted over the live extensions of each 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.
Widely installed extensions that ask for it
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Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder 9.0M users
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Loom – Screen Recorder & Screen Capture 8.0M users
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Volume Master 7.0M users
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Shazam: Find song names from your browser 6.0M users
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Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot 4.0M users
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Volume Booster 3.0M users
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Sound Booster - increase volume up 2.0M users
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Mobile simulator - responsive testing tool 1.0M users
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AHA Music - Song Finder for Browser 1.0M users
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Screen Recorder & Screenshot App for Chrome | Scrnli 1.0M users
Each links to what that extension can access and how its permissions have changed.
How to check your own extensions
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- Open its details. The Permissions section lists what Chrome granted it, in Chrome's own words.
- 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.
Other permissions
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Figures come from our own daily pass over the public Chrome Web Store. We do not install or audit extensions and publish no contact details for their developers. Catalog pass of .
Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built