Is Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests broad permissions that allow it to capture your screen, record audio, and read or modify data on any website you visit. The combination of host access with cookies, scripting, and tabCapture means it can technically see and interact with everything you do in the browser. For a screen recording and screenshot tool, needing access to capture your screen and the content of tabs is expected, but the ability to read cookies and run scripts on all sites goes beyond the minimum required for basic capture functionality.

General safety considerations for tools in this category include being aware that any extension with such extensive access could be a target for supply-chain attacks or could accidentally expose sensitive information visible on your screen. Users should be cautious about recording sensitive pages like banking or email, and should verify that recordings are stored and shared only as intended. The developer states they collect website content, which is consistent with the tool’s purpose but worth noting.

The strongest dimension for this extension is Maintenance & Ownership, suggesting it is actively updated and managed. The weakest is Permissions & Access, reflecting the very wide scope of what the extension can technically do. The high community reputation score indicates many users have had positive experiences, but the broad permissions mean you are placing significant trust in the publisher’s handling of your data.