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6.4
Overall

Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot

🌐 Chrome Extension

Unknown

The best screen recorder and screen capture & screenshot tool to record screen.

3,000,000 usersRating: 4.7/5v4.4.41
Medium Risk6.4/10

Scanned June 1, 2026

Risk Flags

Suspicious: Read and modify cookies for any site
Inject scripts into web pages
Access all websites you visit
Access your Gmail messages and data
Sends data to third-party servers: .awesomescreenshot.cn/, .awesomescreenshot.com/
5.5
Permissions
6.0
Developer
6.0
Data Privacy
10.0
Policy Match

Permissions (19)

Read your open tabs and navigation activity
tabsexpected
Standard for screenshot tools — this permission is required for core functionality
High
Unknown permission: power
powerunusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Store data locally in the browser
storageexpected
Standard for screenshot tools — this permission is required for core functionality
Low
Unknown permission: unlimitedStorage
unlimitedStorageunusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: desktopCapture
desktopCaptureunusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: tabCapture
tabCaptureunusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Read and modify cookies for any site
cookiessuspicious
Unexpected for screenshot tools — this permission has no clear purpose for this type of tool
Critical
Access the currently active tab when you click the extension
activeTabexpected
Standard for screenshot tools — this permission is required for core functionality
Low
Add items to right-click menus
contextMenusexpected
Standard for screenshot tools — this permission is required for core functionality
None
Inject scripts into web pages
scriptingunusual
Not typical for screenshot tools — review why this is needed
Critical
Unknown permission: offscreen
offscreenunusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Schedule tasks to run periodically
alarmsunusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Low
Unknown permission: *://*.awesomescreenshot.com/
*://*.awesomescreenshot.com/unusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Access all websites you visit
<all_urls>unusual
Not typical for screenshot tools — review why this is needed
Critical
Manage and monitor your downloads
downloadsexpected
Standard for screenshot tools — this permission is required for core functionality
High
Access data on *
http://*/*unusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Access data on *
https://*/*unusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Access your Gmail messages and data
https://mail.google.com/*unusual
Not typical for screenshot tools — review why this is needed
Critical
Access data on inbox.google.com
https://inbox.google.com/*unusual
Uncommon for screenshot tools but not necessarily a concern
Medium

Developer

NameNot disclosed
Verified PublisherYes
Known EntityNot recognized

Data Flows

Extension background service
Encryptedcookies, tab data, downloads, email content
Google OAuth
Encryptedprofile, email, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
.awesomescreenshot.cn/3rd party
Encryptedextension messages
.awesomescreenshot.com/3rd party
Encryptedextension messages

Privacy Policy Analysis

Policy Status
Policy found
https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/privacy/
Actual Data Collection
  • cookies
  • tab data
  • downloads
  • email content
Policy matches observed behavior

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