FormSaver

FormSaver

Save and restore form inputs

What is FormSaver?
FormSaver is a Chrome extension that saves and restores form inputs. It captures filled text fields and text areas, excluding hidden or password fields, every 10 seconds. The data is saved locally and scoped to the URL's hostname and pathname. Empty form elements are restored during page load and whenever relevant DOM tree changes occur using the MutationObserver interface.
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By: Gee-Bee
Users: N/A
Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-12-11)
Creation date: 2018-12-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 6.15K
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Summary

Extension save form elements input and textarea that:

  • have been filled,
  • are not of type hidden or password every 10 seconds. Data is saved to local storage, scoped to both hostname and pathname part of the URL.

Empty form elements are restored after initial page load and on every relevant change made to the DOM tree, using MutationObserver interface.

Safety
Risk impact

FormSaver is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

FormSaver has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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