Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 July 2026
CrewGIF ("the extension") is a Chrome extension that records a region of a browser tab and turns it into an animated GIF.
The short version
CrewGIF collects nothing, transmits nothing, and makes no network requests. It has no servers, no accounts, and no analytics. Everything it does happens on your own computer.
What the extension processes
Tab video frames
When you start a recording, CrewGIF captures the visible content of the tab you invoked it on as a video stream, and converts those frames into an animated GIF. This happens entirely in memory on your machine. Recording can only begin after you click the extension's own button, and only for that one tab. No audio is ever captured.
The resulting GIF stays in memory until you act on it:
- Save writes it to your Downloads folder.
- Copy places it on your system clipboard.
- Discard (the trash icon) frees it immediately.
It is also freed when you start a new recording, close the browser, or the extension is unloaded. It is never sent anywhere.
Your settings
The frame rate and output width you choose are stored locally in the extension's own storage so they persist between sessions. That is the only data CrewGIF retains, it never leaves your machine, and it contains nothing personal.
What the extension does not do
- No data of any kind is transmitted off your device — the extension makes no network requests whatsoever.
- No analytics, telemetry, tracking, advertising, or fingerprinting.
- No remote code: all executable code ships inside the extension package.
- No access to your browsing history, bookmarks, cookies, passwords, or form data.
- No access to websites you have not explicitly invoked the extension on. CrewGIF requests no host permissions at all.
- Nothing is shared with or sold to third parties, because nothing is collected.
Permissions
CrewGIF requests the minimum set of permissions needed to record a tab and hand you the file:
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
tabCapture |
Capture the visible content of the invoked tab as a video stream. |
offscreen |
Host the capture and GIF encoding, which a Manifest V3 service worker cannot do itself. |
activeTab |
Limit the extension to the single tab you invoked it on, at the moment you click. |
scripting |
Draw the selection overlay and recording indicator in that one tab. |
downloads |
Save the finished GIF when you click Save. |
clipboardWrite |
Copy the finished GIF when you click Copy. |
Children's privacy
CrewGIF collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this URL with a new "last updated" date. Because the extension collects no data, any change is expected to be clarification rather than a change in practice.
Contact
Questions about this policy or the extension? Please use the contact form and I'll get back to you.