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Save Image As PNG

by Rob W

v1.0.3 Updated Jun 3, 2024 19.51KiB
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400K
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★ 3.95
415 reviews
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⚠️Not updated in over a year

Description

Converts an image to PNG before showing the Save As dialog. WebP is a new image format developed by Google. These images are small, but their format is not widely recognized yet. By converting the image to PNG, you will be able to use it in image editing programs, and/or upload it to online image hosting sites such as imgur. The extension has a low footprint: It does not use any memory or CPU unless you use it by clicking on the context menu option. Original release date: 3 Augustus 2013. Update (4 January 2014): If you use Chrome 30 or lower, then you cannot save the image from some web sites (such as the Chrome Web Store). Update to Chrome 31 for an optimal user experience. Notice (30 June 2014): Chrome 35 on KDE (Linux) has a bug that causes Chrome to crash whenever the Save As dialog is opened by an extension. Downgrade to Chrome 34 or upgrade to Chrome 36 to solve the problem. Update (2 June 2024): Manifest Version 3 and improved cookie / network partitioning and cache reuse.
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Reviews (101 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2026-03-16
K L

Does not work.

★☆☆☆☆2026-02-15
garry oribello

not working

★☆☆☆☆2026-01-23
Nathan Kehr

use to work all the time but doesnt work anymore

★☆☆☆☆2025-12-22
Daniel Rodionov

The constant popup begging you to rate the extension is unnecessary. Do it one time and let me click "later", seeing it 5 times in a work session makes me want to uninstall it

★☆☆☆☆2025-12-05
Hafizur Rahman

Rubbish.

★☆☆☆☆2025-08-20
Tommy Bradford

There's No Context-Menu as showed in Extension Page in Chrome Webstore !! I

★☆☆☆☆2025-05-04
Suzanne Blanchard

Worked great and was a 5. Now does not work at all. Uninstalled & reinstalled. Nothing.

★☆☆☆☆2025-03-20
Royce Benda

Does nothing

★☆☆☆☆2024-12-18
Ohad Aviv

not always working, found this one that works like a dream https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/save-as-image-converter/pdadeigadaobnnoknpacdmoidalfbeno

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-26
K

Used to be great. Then it broke.

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-25
Gabriel The Mainer

Formerly worked very well -- but as of recently, it just instantly crashes both Microsoft Edge and Brave.

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-24
B K

Does not work :(

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-23
Molly Whuppie

No longer works, just crashes the browser. Not sure if this is a extension issue or a Brave issue, but either way it doesn't work right now.

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-20
Lieop

everything used to work perfectly since im using it, now it keep crashing

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-20
F Goobert

it used to work perfectly. now, it just crashes my browser

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-02
Jaz Jae

Doesn't work. 5/2024

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-02
Ryan Earl

doesnt actually do anything. also pretty damn stupid i need something like this to begin with.

★☆☆☆☆2024-01-20
Sparktite (Personal)

Throws an error claiming my webp image im trying to save cant be saved due to it having an invalid file name lmao. Im just gonna uninstall super quick and try any other solution i can find i guess lol

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-10
Leonid “Zanleo” Voitko

Not work

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-19
Multi-purpose account

As of recently, it doesn't work anymore. It just stopped working, the 'Save as PNG' button does nothing when I click on it.

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-11
Logan Bedard

This stupid extension doesn't even work anymore. Either update it or delete it.

★☆☆☆☆2023-03-22
Kate Awesome

Useful for anyone who got annoyed about having the images saved as WEBP file instead. Also the extension sucks! Since it gives me an error on Planet Minecraft for no reason! I'm using a different one!

★☆☆☆☆2023-02-19
Noor Collo

it stopped working for 48 h now update: No, this was not a false positive. Chrome correctly detected and disabled the "Save Image as Type" extension because it contained real malicious code. The extension (which had over 1 million users) was hijacked by its new owner around mid-to-late November 2025, and malicious updates were pushed starting then. Google only took action in March 2026 (removing it from the Chrome Web Store and auto-disabling it for everyone), even though Microsoft had already flagged and removed the Edge version earlier in February 2025. ### What the malware actually did Detailed code analysis (by reversing the extension files and checking Chrome's on-disk storage) shows the malicious payload was in inject.js (a content script that ran on every page). It did not steal personal data, passwords, cookies, or exfiltrate anything to external servers. Instead, it was designed purely for affiliate commission theft (a form of ad revenue hijacking): - After you used the extension a certain number of times (it had gating checks like “at least 10 images saved” to avoid detection during audits), it would silently contact a command-and-control server. - It then loaded hidden full-screen iframes (removed after ~8.5 seconds) pointing to affiliate redirect URLs from a service called karmanow (part of a larger network run by Karma Shopping Ltd.). - This affected 578+ shopping sites (Amazon, Best Buy, Adidas, Shein, etc.). The iframes “stuffed” affiliate tracking cookies so that any future purchases you made would route commissions to the attacker instead of the original affiliate links. In short: it scraped revenue from your potential shopping activity without you noticing. No data collection beyond compiling a list of URLs for this purpose, and nothing was sent out from your browser in a way that compromised your personal info. ### Risks and what you should do - Low personal risk: Your passwords, browsing history, or sensitive data were not at risk. The malware was financial fraud against merchants/affiliates, not traditional spyware. - Chrome has already disabled it and removed it from the Web Store, so it can no longer run. - Recommended steps: 1. Confirm it’s gone (go to chrome://extensions/ — it should be disabled or missing). 2. If you want to be extra thorough, clear cookies/site data for shopping sites you frequent (or just run localStorage.removeItem("ldcsv") and localStorage.removeItem("siatlrx") in the DevTools console on affected pages — harmless traces left behind). 3. No need for a full antivirus scan unless you’re paranoid, but it doesn’t hurt. Google has not issued an official public statement beyond the automatic malware warning, which is why the Chrome Community thread (the exact one you posted) has no direct reply from the team yet. But independent researchers and multiple tech outlets have confirmed the same details through code disassembly. ### Bottom line This was a real threat (affiliate hijacking), but a relatively mild one compared to data-stealing malware. You’re safe now that Chrome has forced the disable. For alternatives to convert WebP images on right-click, look for well-reviewed open-source options on the Chrome Web Store (e.g., “Save Image As JPG, PNG, WebP” or similar lightweight ones) — just check recent reviews and avoid anything with sudden ownership changes. If you had the extension installed for a long time, you didn’t lose any money yourself — the attackers just pocketed commissions that would have gone elsewhere.

★☆☆☆☆2023-02-17
Samantha Casey

Used to be perfect, but it's abruptly stopped working and just displays an "Invalid filename" error when I try to use it. Pity

★☆☆☆☆2022-12-22
0

Totally useless, it don't remember in which folder you want to save a image it always come back to the default folder ( and not the default folder of chrome, the default download folder of your pc, no matter if you have setup chrome downloads in a other folder

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-27
sebastian

It doesn't do anything. Totally a trash.

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-14
Joe A (Sykres)

Yet another worthless extension. Does nothing on any websites whatsoever.

★☆☆☆☆2022-09-17
Torque

Being marked by adwcleaner as a PUP.

★☆☆☆☆2022-08-09
Tamika Mason

I've been using it for months and it's worked great, but yesterday it stopped working completely.

★☆☆☆☆2022-05-26
Chris S

Tried to save image but what do you know......error saving image, check filename. Uninstalled

★☆☆☆☆2022-04-23
Vla D

can NOT convert local .webp file to PNG

★☆☆☆☆2021-08-30
0 0

Hello, your chrome extension is not working. Thank you for your extension, it would be helpful. But when I try to save a picture, it saves it to the same folder, without remembering the folder where I saved the picture the last time. Because of this, the extension cannot be used. Please correct.

★☆☆☆☆2020-11-01
Michael Grey

does not save images from Pixiv, which was the entire reason I downloaded it.

★☆☆☆☆2020-10-27
tiago perazzo

dont work

★☆☆☆☆2020-10-24
Oleh Savchuk

This is trojan virus that puts IFRAME in to every page you visit!

★☆☆☆☆2020-09-29
William Stone

Useless. Doesn't work; redirects back to App store.

★☆☆☆☆2020-04-07
Alexis Brion

Not working for me on a mac, error message: "An error occurred while saving the image: Invalid filename" :-P

★☆☆☆☆2020-02-26
Gav Gordon-Rogers

Does nothing. Zip. Nada.

★☆☆☆☆2019-07-22
Coder Loft

It's not working, Saying, . An error occurred while saving the image: Invalid filename

★☆☆☆☆2019-07-05
Pete Ratcliffe

I installed this as I wanted to save a particular image and it simply doesn't work. If I try to save from the actual site I get a 'Failed - Network error' which is nonsense as the image wouldn't show up in the first place if there was a network issue. If I save the .WEBP page to my local drive, open that in Chrome and try to save the image, I get 'An error occurred while loading file:///C:/{path_to_image}.webp'. So, in summary, it's useless, or has limitations that aren't documented.

★☆☆☆☆2019-05-19
Tehuti Eightyeight

"Failed: Network Error." Every time. Totally useless to save WEBP as PNG, so totally useless as an extension. :/

★☆☆☆☆2019-04-20
Suzanne Wong

It did NOT work on any webpage and aslo does not convert a file that says WEBP....

★☆☆☆☆2019-03-02
Star Foth

Doesn't work "failed - Network error"

★☆☆☆☆2018-08-22
IVXWIV

can't set to default location

★☆☆☆☆2018-03-13
J H

Doesn't work, the file says its a png, but the image is obviously a jpeg

★☆☆☆☆2018-03-12
Allan Stewart

Doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2018-02-12
[ iSolt ]

not working

★☆☆☆☆2017-12-24
John Richardson

whenever i try to save something it just says "error occured while loading image" and dosnt work

★☆☆☆☆2017-11-21
Travis Harrell

Didn't work saving a webp. Told me there was a problem with the file format which is odd considering its sole purpose is to convert webp files to png.

★☆☆☆☆2017-11-06
Miles O'Neal

It refuses to even try to save a file on my WIX site, claiming an illegal filename. While the filename provided by WIX is long and obnoxious (hardly surprising in a site builder), there's nothing illegal about it by any reasonable definition. So the extension doesn't help me at all. If this gets fixed, I'll be happy to revisit. Example filename: 8c6ae1_bdee07f57d294936a7582cbeab0c8273.webp

Permissions (5)

Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu downloads Can manage and monitor downloads offscreen scripting Can inject scripts into web pages

Details

Version 1.0.3
Updated Jun 3, 2024
Size 19.51KiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026