🖼️ Safe Image Converter Extension

A powerful Chrome extension that revolutionizes how you save and convert images on the web

🔒 Secure Image Format Converter (Chrome Extension)

A privacy-first, open-source Chrome extension to convert and save images — without tracking, hidden scripts, or external calls

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⚠️ Important Clarification

This project is NOT affiliated with the Chrome Web Store extension "Save Image As Type".

Recent reports flagged a similarly named extension as malware.

👉 This repository is an independent implementation and:

• has never been published on the Chrome Web Store
• contains no tracking or monetization logic
• is fully open-source for verification

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🧠 Why this project matters

Modern browser extensions are a major security risk:

• Hundreds of extensions have been found leaking user data ([SecurityWeek][1])
• Some inject scripts and hijack affiliate links ([The Hacker News][2])
• Even trusted extensions can become malicious after updates

👉 This project exists as a safe, transparent alternative

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🔐 Security-First Design

✅ What this extension DOES

• Convert images using browser Canvas API
• Save as JPG / PNG / WebP
• Process everything locally

❌ What this extension NEVER does

• No external API calls
• No analytics / tracking
• No affiliate injection
• No remote scripts
• No data collection

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🔍 How it works

User Right Click → Image URL → Canvas Processing → Download

✔ 100% local ✔ No network requests ✔ No hidden behavior

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🚀 Features

• Right-click → Save image as:

  • JPG (adjustable quality)
  • PNG (lossless)
  • WebP (optimized)

• Fast and lightweight

• Works completely offline

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Chrome Extension Manifest V3
• JavaScript (Vanilla)
• Canvas API

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📦 Installation

1. Clone repo
2. Open chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer Mode
4. Load unpacked

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🔎 Transparency

This project is intentionally:

• small
• readable
• easy to audit

👉 You can verify the entire logic in minutes.

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🤝 Contributions

Security improvements are highly welcome.

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