We built PixelCrop because every existing browser screenshot tool required cloud accounts, injected tracking scripts, or locked basic features behind paywalls. We wanted a simple, auditable tool that processes pixels locally.
Zero network permissions. Zero analytics scripts. Zero cloud endpoints. The Chrome manifest enforces an air-gapped security model at the API level — not through policy, but through technical impossibility.
Under 50KB total extension size. No bundled frameworks, no React, no jQuery. Pure vanilla JavaScript that loads instantly and processes captures in single-digit milliseconds using the native Canvas API.
Every line of code is publicly auditable on GitHub. No obfuscation, no minified bundles, no hidden dependencies. Security teams can verify the entire execution path from hotkey press to file download.
Every capture operation follows this deterministic pipeline. No data leaves the local browser sandbox at any point.
The principles that guide every engineering decision we make.
Screenshots often contain passwords, financial data, medical records, and proprietary designs. We believe capture tools should never have the technical ability to transmit this data anywhere.
We deliberately avoid feature bloat. No cloud galleries, no annotation layers, no team collaboration dashboards. PixelCrop does one thing — precision capture — and does it flawlessly.
No freemium upsells, no usage limits, no "premium" tiers that gate basic functionality. Every feature is available to every user, forever, under the MIT license.
We don't ask users to trust our privacy policy. We ask them to read the source code. The entire codebase is readable, documented, and welcomes external security audits.
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