A safe alternative to Save image as Type

Q: Are the extensions with similar names the same one?

No. The removed extension had the ID gabfmnliflodkdafenbcpjdlppllnemd. Other listings with similar names are separate extensions. Judge each one on its own with the checklist on this page.

Q: How do I remove it?

Type chrome://extensions in the address bar. If Save image as Type is listed, click Remove. Chrome usually disables extensions that were removed for malware, but check anyway.

For years, "Save image as Type" was the extension people installed to save images from Chrome as JPG or PNG. In March 2026 Google removed it from the Chrome Web Store. Here's what happened, how to check that whatever you install next is safe, and what we made instead.

What happened

Save image as Type (ID gabfmnliflodkdafenbcpjdlppllnemd) had over a million users.
In late 2025 it changed owner. After that, it fetched a list of shopping sites from a server and inserted affiliate links on them, so commissions on people's purchases went to someone else.
Google removed it from the Chrome Web Store in March 2026 (9to5Google).

Users had no way to notice: it kept saving images exactly as before. That's the lesson. An extension can be fine for years, then change after it's sold, and the update arrives automatically.

If you still have it

Type chrome://extensions in the address bar.
If Save image as Type is listed, click Details and compare the ID with the one above, then click Remove. Chrome usually disables extensions removed for malware, but check anyway.

Several extensions in the store today have similar names. They're separate listings, not the one that was removed. Judge each one on its own, with the checklist below.

How to check an image extension is safe

Permissions. Chrome shows them in the "Add extension?" box. "Read and change all your data on all websites" means it can see every page you visit. Saving the image you right-clicked doesn't need that. Asking later for one site, when that site blocks images, is much narrower.
Data. On the store listing, scroll to Privacy. It lists the data the developer says it handles. If an image saver declares "website content", "user activity" or personal information, ask why.
Owner. Check the developer under Details. Be wary if it changed recently, or if an update suddenly asks for new permissions (Chrome turns the extension off until you accept them).
Source. Is the code public, so others can check what it does?
Money. Someone pays for the work. Look for a clear answer: free, a paid plan, or something you can't see.
Reviews. Sort by newest. Watch for redirects, unexpected ads, a surprise paywall, or a run of short, identical five-star reviews.

How Imgkeep measures up

We make Imgkeep. Here are our answers to the same six questions, so you can check them yourself:

Permissions: four (contextMenus, downloads, storage, offscreen). It can't read or change the sites you visit. If a site blocks an image, Imgkeep asks for that one site only after you click to allow it, and you can remove it in Options.
Data: images are converted on your computer. No uploads, no account. Today the listing declares no data collection. Version 0.7.0, coming soon, adds one anonymous daily summary of which features were used and which saves failed, like "12 saves as JPG, 1 failed", so the listing will then declare "user activity". It never includes images, addresses or file names, Options shows exactly what's sent, and one click turns it off. We announced it before shipping it, and the privacy policy lists every count.
Owner: listed with a contact email, helloimgkeep@gmail.com, which we answer ourselves.
Source: open source under the MIT licence, with no build step, so the code you read is the code that runs.
Money: free, with no ads. Everything it does today stays free. A paid Imgkeep Pro with extra features is planned.
Reviews: Imgkeep asks for a rating once, after you've used it for a while, and never again. No rewards for reviews. Read them on the store listing.

Our extension

Imgkeep

Right-click any image, choose Imgkeep: Save image as, then PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF (animation kept), PDF or Original format, or Copy as PNG to paste it anywhere. It saves to Downloads, a folder you pick, or wherever you choose each time, with file names you set. It never overwrites an existing file.

Add Imgkeep to Chrome — free Four permissions. Also for Microsoft Edge. No uploads, no account.

What Imgkeep doesn't do

It saves one image at a time, the one you right-click. To download every image on a page at once, you need a bulk downloader, and the checklist above applies to it too. Imgkeep also can't save images that exist only inside the page (a blob: address); a screenshot works for those.

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Questions

Why was Save image as Type removed?

After it changed owner in late 2025, it began inserting affiliate links on shopping sites, so commissions on people's purchases went to someone else. Google removed it from the Chrome Web Store in March 2026.

Are the extensions with similar names the same one?

No. The removed extension had the ID gabfmnliflodkdafenbcpjdlppllnemd. Other listings with similar names are separate extensions. Judge each one on its own with the checklist above.

How do I remove it?

Type chrome://extensions in the address bar. If Save image as Type is listed, click Remove. Chrome usually disables extensions that were removed for malware, but check anyway.