Is YouTube URL Extractor — Playlist & Channel Links to CSV Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests access to read and interact with content on YouTube, YouTube Music, and the mobile YouTube site. With these host permissions, it can see the text, links, and page structure of videos, playlists, and channel pages you visit. This scope is expected for a tool designed to extract URLs and metadata from YouTube, as it needs to scan the page to find the links you want to export. The "storage" permission lets it save your settings locally, while "scripting" allows it to run its extraction logic on those specific YouTube pages.

For any general browser extension that can read website content, a careful user should be aware that the developer could technically collect data from the pages you browse on the permitted sites. In this case, the developer has declared they collect "Website content," which aligns with the extension's function of extracting links. It is always wise to review what data a developer says they collect and to be mindful that extensions in this category could potentially access information displayed on the page, such as video titles or channel names, during their operation.

Looking at the fact sheet, the strongest dimension is Maintenance & Ownership, suggesting the extension is actively maintained and its ownership is clear. The weakest dimension is Publisher & Identity, which indicates there is less publicly available information to verify the publisher's background or reputation, a common consideration for smaller or newer developers on extension stores.