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PrintFriendly: Print Clean Pages, Save as PDF & Screenshot, AI Tools

Version 6.11.10 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 2 hours ago

Extension Details

Developer: Print Friendly LLC

Rating: 4.6 ★ (4.8K ratings)

Users: 1,000,000

Context-Aware Verdict

MEDIUM

Overall Risk

Trust Factors: PrintFriendly is a well-established service with 1 million users and a strong 4.6-star rating from nearly 5,000 reviews. The company Print Friendly LLC has been providing web page cleaning and printing services for years, building a solid reputation in this niche. The extension uses Manifest V3, indicating compliance with modern security standards.

Concerns: The unlimitedStorage permission stands out as potentially excessive for a printing utility, as it allows the extension to store unlimited amounts of data locally without user awareness. While the activeTab permission is appropriate for accessing page content to clean and format it, the combination with unlimited storage could theoretically allow extensive data collection. The contextMenus permission, while useful for right-click printing options, adds another access point that could be misused.

The extension's core functionality of cleaning web pages for printing legitimately requires access to page content, but the unlimited storage capability raises questions about what data might be retained and for how long.

Recommendations: This extension appears legitimate given its established reputation and user base, making it suitable for most users. However, if you're particularly privacy-conscious or work with sensitive documents, consider running it in a separate Chrome profile to isolate any potential data storage. Regularly review what data the extension might be storing locally, and consider the sensitivity of pages you're processing through the service.

Findings

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: activeTab

This extension has the activeTab permission. Can access the active tab when clicking the extension icon.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: contextMenus

This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage

This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited data locally.

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
scripting
storage
unlimitedStorage

Optional Permissions:

cookies
webNavigation
downloads

Content Security Policy:

extension_pages: script-src 'self'; object-src 'self';
sandbox: sandbox allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-downloads; script-src 'self'; child-src 'self';

Embedded URLs (59 total):

https://www.printfriendly.com	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
https://upload.printfriendly.com	https://www.google-analytics.com/mp/collect?measurement_id=
https://printfriendly.com	https://api.printfriendly.com/v2/pdf/create?api_key=chrome-extension-
https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx	https://www.printfriendly.com/
https://printfriendly.com/	https://tailwindcss.com
https://reactjs.org/docs/error-decoder.html?invariant=	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace	http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml	https://www.printfriendly.com/?utm_source=chrome-extension&utm_medium=extension&utm_campaign=modal-logo-click
https://youtu.be/BQNLD4iL094	https://cdn.printfriendly.com/icons/globe.svg
https://www.youtube.com/embed/	https://youtu.be/
https://img.youtube.com/vi/	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/page.php	https://www.printfriendly.com/pdf-tools/compress-pdf
https://www.printfriendly.com/pdf-tools/pdf-converter	https://www.printfriendly.com/pdf-tools/edit-pdf
https://printfriendly.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new	https://example.com
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/printfriendly-print-pdf-a/ohlencieiipommannpdfcmfdpjjmeolj/reviews?hl=en	https://github.com/MrRio/jsPDF
http://www.yworks.com	https://github.com/HackbrettXXX
https://github.com/acspike	https://github.com/willowsystems
https://github.com/pablohess	https://github.com/fjenett
https://github.com/warrenweckesser	https://github.com/lifof
https://github.com/lsdriscoll	https://github.com/stefslon
https://github.com/jmorel	https://github.com/chris-rock
https://github.com/juanpgaviria	https://github.com/dollaruw
https://github.com/diegocr	https://github.com/Flamenco
https://github.com/Gavvers	http://www.phpied.com/rgb-color-parser-in-javascript/
http://www.myersdaily.org/joseph/javascript/md5.js	http://www.fpdf.org/en/script/script37.php
http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license	https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Adobe/Gallery/anon21jul01-pdf-encryption.txt
https://github.com/foliojs/pdfkit/blob/master/lib/security.js	https://github.com/jamesbrobb
https://github.com/deanm/omggif	https://webpjs.appspot.com
https://github.com/Pantura	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
http://jspdf.default.namespaceuri/

Raw Manifest

{
  "key": "MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCv9zsC6sxYyVj0O0JqoH8ZHAeUVP/cOG5cNqf88kID0LgwIaPWWXQB4vAfwOyHGV7ZaN5IEgngd11MU3iiGa0STjlDeZD0neeTHLIyvovz3q6v+9fAeOtcyPcexNbPvGO9AU+aWRBtBf8+xUwUOEdlB9joM/E4xcx/V44XyRsZXwIDAQAB",
  "name": "__MSG_app_name__",
  "icons": {
    "16": "assets/icons/16_16.png",
    "32": "assets/icons/32_32.png",
    "48": "assets/icons/48_48.png",
    "128": "assets/icons/128_128.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_icon": {
      "16": "assets/icons/16_16.png",
      "32": "assets/icons/32_32.png",
      "48": "assets/icons/48_48.png",
      "128": "assets/icons/128_128.png"
    },
    "default_title": "__MSG_app_name__"
  },
  "sandbox": {
    "pages": [
      "sandbox.html"
    ]
  },
  "version": "6.11.10",
  "commands": {
    "print-page": {
      "description": "Open PrintFriendly and print",
      "suggested_key": {
        "mac": "Command+Shift+7",
        "default": "Ctrl+Shift+7"
      }
    },
    "save-as-pdf": {
      "description": "Open PrintFriendly and save as PDF",
      "suggested_key": {
        "mac": "Command+Shift+6",
        "default": "Ctrl+Shift+6"
      }
    },
    "open-printfriendly": {
      "description": "Open PrintFriendly page",
      "suggested_key": {
        "mac": "Command+Shift+0",
        "default": "Ctrl+Shift+0"
      }
    },
    "save-as-screenshot": {
      "description": "Take a full page screenshot",
      "suggested_key": {
        "mac": "Command+Shift+9",
        "default": "Ctrl+Shift+9"
      }
    }
  },
  "incognito": "split",
  "background": {
    "type": "module",
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "short_name": "__MSG_app_short_name__",
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "__MSG_app_description__",
  "permissions": [
    "activeTab",
    "contextMenus",
    "scripting",
    "storage",
    "unlimitedStorage"
  ],
  "homepage_url": "https://www.printfriendly.com",
  "options_page": "options.html",
  "default_locale": "en",
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "optional_permissions": [
    "cookies",
    "webNavigation",
    "downloads"
  ],
  "externally_connectable": {
    "matches": [
      "https://www.printfriendly.com/*",
      "https://printfriendly.com/*",
      "https://*.printfriendly.com/*"
    ]
  },
  "content_security_policy": {
    "sandbox": "sandbox allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-downloads; script-src 'self'; child-src 'self';",
    "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self';"
  },
  "web_accessible_resources": [
    {
      "matches": [
        "*://*/*"
      ],
      "resources": [
        "assets/logo.png",
        "print-in-tab.html",
        "sandbox.html",
        "assets/pf-styles.css",
        "printfriendly.css"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "optional_host_permissions": [
    "<all_urls>"
  ]
}

by ✦ Astarte

PrintFriendly: Print Clean Pages, Save as PDF & Screenshot, AI Tools

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Findings

Security Analysis Details

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Optional Permissions:

Content Security Policy:

Embedded URLs (59 total):

Raw Manifest

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