Save Image As PNG Chrome Extension Analysis

Listing positioning

The extension positions itself as a lightweight utility that adds a 'Save Image As PNG' option to the browser's context menu. It is marketed as a way to overcome WebP compatibility issues, enabling users to save images in a format suitable for editing and hosting.

Inferred product pattern

A high-utility legacy extension currently experiencing severe stability and security-related degradation.

Review-backed pain points

Users report the extension causing browser crashes in Edge and Brave, frequent intrusive popups for ratings, and significant security concerns regarding hijacked ownership and malicious updates.

Observed feature gaps

Users requested the ability to remember the last saved directory, the ability to keep the original file name during conversion, and support for converting SVGs to PNG.

Support

No specific support complaints, but users expressed extreme distrust due to alleged hijacking.

Reliability

Multiple reports of the extension causing browser crashes and failing to function entirely.

Privacy

High-severity claims that the extension was hijacked to push malicious code.