Is PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot Safe? — Extension Safety Profile
Quick verdict: PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot earns a safety grade A, 89.6 out of 100, based on 5 of 5 dimensions.
89.6/100
Grade A · 5 of 5 checks
What we found
Automated safety profile from public signals (the extension's manifest & permissions, store listing, publisher, privacy policy). A full review hasn't been published yet.
What this safety grade means
PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot earns a safety grade of A (89.6/100), measured across 5 of 5 dimensions. Its strongest area is Community Reputation (100%). The weakest is Publisher & Identity (60%) — what holds its grade back the most.
On the public records we can check, PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot comes through cleanly. 1,000,000 active users/installs reported on the store. Store rating 4.9/5 from 5,700 user ratings. Last updated on the store 2026-10-24. This is an automated profile, not a hands-on review — so treat the grade as a starting point: open PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot's own store listing and privacy policy before installing, and weigh it against the other productivity extensions we track below.
Safety Signals
Based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Bar | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher & Identity | 60% · 4.8/8 pts 2 of 5 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Permissions & Access | 90% · 22.5/25 pts 3 of 3 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Data & Privacy | 93% · 14.8/16 pts 4 of 5 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Maintenance & Ownership | 100% · 7.5/7.5 pts 1 of 2 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Community Reputation | 100% · 10/10 pts 2 of 4 checks verified | Automated signals |
In-depth safety analysis
The requested permissions—activeTab, contextMenus, scripting, storage, and unlimitedStorage—allow the extension to access and modify the current page when you click its icon, add right-click menu options, inject scripts to reformat content, and save settings or data locally. For a productivity tool that creates printable versions, edits PDFs, and takes page screenshots, this set of permissions is fairly standard and follows the principle of only accessing a tab on demand rather than automatically on all websites.
As a general caution with any extension that processes website content: be mindful that activating it on a page may transmit the page’s text and images to the developer’s servers for conversion (if designed that way). The developer declares collecting “Website content,” so a careful user should review the privacy policy to understand how that data is handled. Also, productivity tools that alter pages can technically modify links or insert affiliate codes; this is a known category risk, though there is no specific evidence of such behavior here.
Our safety assessment gave this extension an A-grade. Its strongest dimension is Community Reputation, reflecting positive user ratings and trust signals from the Chrome Web Store. The weakest dimension is Publisher & Identity, which scored lower, indicating limited publicly available information about the company behind it—something users may consider when evaluating overall transparency, even when community feedback is excellent.
AI-assisted analysis of the documented signals above (permissions, store data, privacy practices) — explains what they mean and the risks typical for this category. Not a hands-on test.
What the store listing shows
Who's Behind PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot?
- Publisher Print Friendly LLC
Public records identify the publisher, but no individual founders or a separate registered company are named — which is what holds the Publisher & Identity score back. Less public information about who operates an extension means less you can verify about their long-term accountability.
How it compares
Among the 25 Productivity extensions we track, PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot scores higher on safety than 92% of them.
Computed from our own database of assessed Productivity extensions — updated as we track more.
Evidence on File (12)
PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot FAQ
- Is PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot safe?
- PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot earns a safety grade of A (89.6/100) on our evidence-based assessment, based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions we could verify from public records. This is an automated profile built from public records, not a hands-on review.
- Who is behind PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot?
- PrintFriendly: Print, PDF Editor & Full Page Screenshot is operated by Print Friendly LLC.
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