Buffer

Name: Buffer
Rating: 4.688632619439868 (3035 reviews)
Author: https://buffer.com

Buffer is the best way to share great content to Social Networks from anywhere on the web.

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The Buffer Chrome extension is your go-to tool for effortlessly scheduling and sharing content across popular social networks including Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. With just a click, capture ideas, share articles, images, and plan future posts seamlessly. All your content syncs automatically between your desktop and mobile devices, ensuring smooth management of your social media presence on the go.

Beyond the extension, Buffer's web app empowers you to analyze engagement, respond to comments, and oversee multiple platforms from a single dashboard. To start leveraging Buffer's powerful features via the Chrome extension, simply create a free account at Buffer.com and begin optimizing your social media strategy today.

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By:

https://buffer.com

Users:

200,000+

Rating:

4.69

(3,035) 1 new ratings

Version:

6.0.25 Last updated: 2025-03-20

Creation date:

2020-05-15

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
contextMenus
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

90.79K

Email:

he*****@buffer.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

2 days ago

Ranking

# 1,129 ▲ 72

Other rankings

#883 in Social Networking ▲ 2

#70 in social media keyword 14 ▼ 11

#163 in media keyword 27 ▼ 1

#166 in social keyword 30 ▲ 2

#248 in schedule keyword 17 ▲ 3

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Buffer (v6.0.25)

2,859+ 4.15

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User reviews

Users find Buffer to be a valuable social media scheduling and sharing tool, especially for marketers and businesses. However, many reviews highlight frequent technical issues such as the extension failing to work, buttons disappearing, buggy behavior with image importing, and the inconvenient change from overlay popups to opening new tabs. These problems often require uninstalling and reinstalling the extension, leading to user frustration despite the tool's potential benefits.

Pros

Useful tool for managing and scheduling social media content
Helpful for marketers, creators, and businesses to streamline social media posting
Convenient way to share images and posts without visiting multiple sites
Good extension when working smoothly without bugs

Cons

Extension often stops working or is buggy, requiring frequent uninstalling and reinstalling
Issues with the 'Add to Buffer' button disappearing on Twitter and TweetDeck
Overlay function replaced with opening in a new tab, which is inconvenient
Problems with correctly importing images from web pages
Does not work properly on Twitter especially with secure browsers, causing errors

Recent reviews

Buffer has been terrible forever. Very difficult to overstate how little investment the platform has had. The SECOND someone else is available and does even 75% of what they do, I'm sprinting for the door.

David Aronchick, 2025-02-03

We at www.thinkwithniche.com are delighted to be a part of Buffer Social Media Tool. Have been a smooth ride. Keep it up.

community think, 2024-05-15

Importante e imprescindible herramienta para la gestión de contenidos en redes sociales!

Manuel Alfredo Martínez Pérez (manolitoweb), 2023-11-23

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Buffer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Buffer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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