Privacy Policy

HTML Formatter & Beautifier — Last updated: July 9, 2026

Overview

HTML Formatter & Beautifier is a Chrome extension that formats and beautifies HTML code locally in your browser. We do not collect, transmit, or sell your personal data.

Data processing

• All HTML formatting is performed locally on your device using the js-beautify library. Your HTML is never sent to external servers.
• When you use "Grab from page", "Pick element", or the context menu, HTML is read from the current tab only when you explicitly request it. The extracted HTML is stored temporarily in chrome.storage.session and cleared after use.
• On first install, the extension stores an installedAt timestamp in chrome.storage.local on your device only.

Permissions

• sidePanel — Display the formatter in Chrome's side panel.
• storage — Temporarily pass HTML between the page and the side panel.
• contextMenus — Add "Format selection as HTML" to the right-click menu.
• activeTab / tabs — Read HTML from the active tab when you click Grab or Pick.
• Content scripts (<all_urls>) — Enable the element picker overlay and context-menu HTML extraction. The script does not run automatically on page load beyond registering listeners; HTML is only read on user action.

Third parties

This extension does not use analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking. The only external link is an optional "Rate us" button that opens the Chrome Web Store reviews page.

Contact

For privacy questions, contact the developer via the Chrome Web Store support link on the extension listing page.