Facebook Post Screenshot

Facebook Post Screenshot

Web Extension to save Facebook posts as images. Add-on adds new option in each post's menu to save it's screenshot (with all replies expanded). There is option for anonymization. Large posts are split into multiple images.

What is Facebook Post Screenshot?
Facebook Post Screenshot is a Firefox add-on that allows you to save Facebook posts as images. It adds a new option in each post's menu to capture a screenshot of the post with all replies expanded. You can also choose to anonymize the screenshot by blurring profile pictures and replacing names with identifiers. Large posts are split into multiple images.
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By: hckr
Users: 133 ▼ -1
Rating: 3.18 (11)
Version: 1.11.4 (Last updated: 2020-07-05)
Creation date: 2017-05-05
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • downloads
  • storage
Size: 37.10K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Web Extension to save Facebook posts as images ("take screenshot"). Add-on adds new option in each post's menu to save it's screenshot (with all replies expanded). Screenshot can be also anonymized (profile pictures blurred, names replaced with identifiers like "OP", "Profile 1", "Profile 2" and so on). Large posts are split into multiple images each at most 8192 px tall (this can be changed up to 16000 px).

Warning: the add-on does not work correctly when Facebook is opened inside a container add-on, such as Facebook Container or Multi-Account Containers, and in private windows (issue tracker).

Also, "save screenshot" doesn't show up for some posts on the wall, but it should always work in the single post view (issue tracker).

You can file bugs and suggestions in the issue tracker on GitHub. Facebook changes the interface from time to time which causes the add-on to stop working partially or even in full. Instead of giving a one-star review, you might consider filing an issue – I'll surely try to fix it in my spare time.

If you like the add-on, you might consider giving it a star on GitHub.

WHY DOES IT REQUIRE ACCESS TO DATA FROM ALL PAGES? It is required by the browser to make screenshot of the page using canvas API (see also this bug report). The add-on does not execute any code on sites other than Facebook and add-ons homepage. If you'd like to check it yourself, the code is publicly available (see "Version Information" below or on GitHub).

WHY DOES IT REQUIRE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD FILES? This permission is used to download captured post as images.

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Risk impact

Facebook Post Screenshot is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Facebook Post Screenshot if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Facebook Post Screenshot has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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