Canvas Capture

Capture video from canvas elements

Canvas Capture: Capture Video from Canvas Elements

Canvas Capture is a Chrome extension that allows users to capture video from HTML canvas elements. Users just need to navigate to a page, identify the animated canvas element and hit capture. The program allows previewing of the captured videos before download. The extension mainly uses the MediaRecorder, MediaStream, and Blob APIs to generate the video files.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 5.00
(5)
Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2019-03-28)
Creation date: 2019-03-27
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • notifications
  • webNavigation
  • http://*/
  • https://*/
Size: 218.11K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Canvas Capture (v1.3.1resigned1)
280 4.38 (8)
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Does its job, works as expected, the only thing I'd like to be added is hiding the "Select a canvas to capture" menu when recording.
by Kubík Augustýn, 2024-12-04

this is beyond my expectation. thankyou.
by shakatu scam, 2024-09-07

Works great when other ways failed!
by Brad Jasper, 2024-04-10
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Canvas Capture requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Canvas Capture. Use it at your own risk.

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