Right-click native
The tool lives in Chrome's context menu, so there is no popup workflow to learn and no separate tab to manage.
Chrome extension
Open source
Local processing
Save Image As
Right-click any web image and save it in the format your work needs. PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, or PDF, all converted in the browser without an upload step.
Safe alternative
Looking for a safe replacement for Save Image as Type?
The Save Image as Type Chrome extension (1M+ users) was flagged for malware and removed from the Chrome Web Store in early 2026 after a change of ownership. If you were using it, this extension does the same job, cleanly.
Every conversion happens inside the browser using the Canvas API. No image data is sent anywhere. No accounts, no analytics on your images, no third-party service involved. The source code is on GitHub if you want to verify that.
Add to Chrome, it's free01 · Workflow
Image conversion where the image already is.
The extension adds a native "Save Image As..." entry to Chrome's image context menu. Choose a format, and the image is drawn to a canvas, converted in memory, and downloaded immediately.
It is meant for the small daily cases that otherwise turn into a side quest: saving a WebP as a PNG, turning a screenshot into a JPG, or putting an image into a quick one-page PDF.
Core behavior
The conversion path stays inside the browser.
Local conversion
Canvas handles the conversion in memory. Images are not uploaded to a server or sent through a third-party API.
PDF output
Version 1.1.0 added single-page PDF export with portrait or landscape orientation chosen from the image dimensions.
02 · Formats
Six outputs, with the limitations named plainly.
| Format | Best for | Note |
|---|---|---|
PNG |
Screenshots, graphics, transparency | Lossless output with alpha channel support. |
JPG |
Photos where file size matters | Lossy compression with no transparency. |
WebP |
Modern web assets | Good quality-to-size ratio in current browsers. |
AVIF |
High compression workflows | Shown only when the browser supports AVIF encoding. |
GIF |
Static GIF export | Animation is not preserved. Canvas produces one frame. |
PDF |
Single-page image documents | Images above 16,000px in either dimension are not converted. |
03 · Privacy
No account, no upload, no tracking payload.
Save Image As does not collect browsing history, image content, or user data. It requests only the permissions needed to add the context menu item, read the selected image, and download the converted file.
Most public images convert directly. When cross-origin rules block the page-context load, the extension falls back to a background fetch. Heavily restricted sites can still block conversion.
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