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SingleFile Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: mpiodijhokgodhhofbcjdecpffjipkle

This extension captures the full content of a webpage, including CSS, images, and fonts, into a single file to facilitate offline reading and archival. It offers advanced controls such as selected content saving, annotation capabilities, and various automated saving workflows.

Developer:gildas
Version:1.27.0
Size:1.48MiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

600K+

Rating

★ 4.4

1,108 reviews

Languages

16 locales

Includes Deutsch, English, Türkçe, azərbaycan...

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

SingleFile is positioned as a comprehensive utility for saving complete web pages as single, self-contained HTML files. It emphasizes versatility by offering annotation features, batch processing, and integration with cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox.

Inferred product pattern

Open-source utility extension focused on high-utility file conversion and offline archiving.

Review-backed pain points

Users occasionally encounter 'Initializing' loops or JavaScript errors, and some report difficulty with file naming conventions and handling exceptionally large page payloads.

Observed feature gaps

Reviewers note difficulty in saving certain dynamic assets like WebAssembly files and limitations in configuring file size limits for captured pages.

Tags
Web ArchivingOffline BrowsingWeb Page SaverData CaptureProductivity Tool
Target users

- Researchers

- Archivists

- Developers

- Offline Readers

Primary use cases

- Offline reading of web articles

- Web page archival

- Data extraction for documentation

- Annotating web content for research

Positive themes

- Effective at maintaining page layout

- Superior to native browser 'Save As' functions

- Useful annotation features

- Reliable batch saving capability

Negative themes

- Technical execution errors on specific sites

- Occasional hanging during initialization

- Limitations on very large file sizes

- File naming inconsistencies

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- None identified; the extension appears to be free to use.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is derived from a mix of user reviews detailing functional reliability and listing descriptions outlining the tool's feature set. Review samples cover various time periods and user contexts; individual technical issues may be browser or site-specific rather than universal.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No major support complaints, though some users report unresolved technical bugs.

Reliability

Reports of intermittent freezing and 'cannot be saved' errors on specific web pages or browser configurations.

Privacy

Generally positive, with one isolated, unsubstantiated claim of malicious intent.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 2

- Videos: 1

- Languages: 16

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 1.27.0

- Size: 1.48MiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

save web page as htmloffline web page viewerarchiving web pageschrome extension page saver

Comparison

SingleFile vs Save Asweb archival tools

Problem

page save errorcannot save web pageweb page formatting issues

Alternative

web clipper alternativesoffline reading extensions

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Screenshots

SingleFile screenshot
SingleFile screenshot

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