Compare Chrome extensions: Save to Google Drive vs Send from Gmail (by Google)

Stats Save to Google Drive Save to Google Drive Send from Gmail (by Google) Send from Gmail (by Google)
User count 7,000,000+ 900,000+
Average rating 3.92 4.01
Rating count 4,835 4,165
Last updated 2024-04-03 2013-06-25
Size 702.46K 17.77K
Version 3.0.8 1.16
Short description
Save web content or screen capture directly to Google Drive. Makes Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email
Full summary

The Save to Google Drive Chrome extension helps you save web content or browser screenshots to your Google Drive.

  • Adds a browser action to save the current page.
  • Adds a right-click context menu to save hyperlinks and media.
  • Configurable through an options page.
  • Save a PDF of the current page via the Chrome Print menu

This extension allows you to save web content directly to Google Drive through a browser action or context menu. You can save documents, images, and HTML5 audio and video all by right clicking and selecting 'Save to Google Drive'. You can save the currently viewed page using the 'Save to Google Drive' browser action or as a PDF from the Chrome Print menu.. The directory location and format of saved HTML pages can be controlled with the extension's options page (Choice of Entire image (default), Visible image, Raw HTML, MHTML, or Google Doc). You can automatically convert Microsoft Office files or comma separated files to Google Docs format.

After your content is saved, the progress dialog allows you to open the file, rename, or view the file in the Google Drive document list. From the document list, you can organize and share your new document.

To save a file:// URLs, or to enable in incognito mode, go to chrome://extensions/ and enable the associated checkbox.

Due to security restrictions, this extension cannot capture chrome:// pages or Chrome Web Store pages.

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This extension will open a Compose window in Gmail when you click any email address on a webpage. It also provides a button that will create a Gmail message when clicked, using the page title as the subject and selected page text and link address as the message. For setting the domain name of your "Google Apps for your domain" account, click Options.

By installing this extension, you agree to the Terms of Service at https://chrome.google.com/extensions/intl/en/gallery_tos.html