---
title: "Free Tab Audio Recorder – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "9,000 users, rated 4.84 by 38 people. Version 1.1, updated 2026-08-06. Requests 6 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio"
---

# Free Tab Audio Recorder

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 9,000
- Rating: 4.84 from 38 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-28 08:29 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #7,867 of 264,702 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #1,848 of 103,498

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Free & Unlimited: Record audio from any tab, trim it with a visual editor, and export as MP3 or WAV.

- Extension ID: `hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio`
- Developer: [Zi Labs](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u9e8217cefe1a9ea19aacbeb5b16e88f7)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2025-12-19
- Last updated: 2026-08-06
- Version: `1.1`
- Size: 103 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Privacy policy: `https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zilongl/84ab0eadb1f8ec524fb4176b7894382c/raw/e151b5e19d44ccc8eb7933ba6586acaae8dbb9ee/tab-audio-recorder-privacy-policy.md`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-tab-audio-recorder/hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-28 | 9,000 | 4.84 | 38 |
| 2026-09-27 | 9,000 | 4.84 | 37 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabCapture`: Capture video and sound from tabs

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-28 08:29 UTC; next check around 2026-10-05.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Free Tab Audio Recorder” (hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-28. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio,
  title   = {Free Tab Audio Recorder (hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-28},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hanfcigjijjcbdbfoplddndcblmlfiio},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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