Is Webpage to Markdown Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests the activeTab, scripting, and storage permissions. The activeTab and scripting combination lets it read and manipulate the content of the current page only when you actively invoke the extension—which is exactly what a webpage-to-Markdown converter needs to scrape text and formatting. The storage permission is used to save local settings. This scope is normal and expected for a page-conversion tool.

General-purpose browser extensions that process page content carry a few typical considerations. Any extension with page access could technically capture content you view; a careful user might avoid activating it on sites containing highly sensitive information unless they trust the developer’s data handling. The developer-declared privacy practices state that website content is collected, but also that data is not sold, not used for unrelated purposes, and not used for creditworthiness—a strong and favorable signal, reflected in the extension’s highest score in Data & Privacy (93%).

The weakest dimension is Publisher & Identity (60%). While the extension is published under a clear name (chr0mekitdev) and has 20,000 users with a good rating, the lower score typically indicates limited public information about the developer and a relatively small number of ratings. This is not uncommon for a lightweight utility, but it does mean users have less contextual assurance about long-term trustworthiness. Combined with the robust privacy declarations, a cautious evaluation could involve checking if the extension sends data externally (not indicated here) or simply converts content locally.