---
title: "Explain and Send Screenshots – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "100,000 users, rated 4.47 by 1,157 people. Version 24.0, updated 2026-10-14. Requests 8 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin"
---

# Explain and Send Screenshots

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 100,000
- Rating: 4.47 from 1,157 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 21:55 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #1,054 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #200 of 115,641

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Capture or record a video of your screen, write text or arrows and share it. The safest extension with NO crazy permissions!

- Extension ID: `mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin`
- Developer: [JasonSavard.com](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u10d245b99b25a4e6fb7f657226bf679d)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2010-04-12
- Last updated: 2026-10-14
- Version: `24.0`
- Size: 12.96 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (20): Deutsch, English, English (United Kingdom), Tiếng Việt, dansk, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, italiano, magyar, polski, português (Brasil), română, čeština, Ελληνικά, русский, עברית, العربية, 中文（中国）, 日本語
- Website: `jasonsavard.com`
- Support page: `https://jasonsavard.com/wiki/Explain_and_Send_Screenshots`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/explain-and-send-screensh/mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 100,000 | 4.47 | 1,157 |
| 2026-11-06 | 100,000 | 4.47 | 1,157 |
| 2026-10-29 | 100,000 | 4.47 | 1,157 |
| 2026-10-22 | 100,000 | 4.47 | 1,157 |
| 2026-10-15 | 100,000 | 4.47 | 1,158 |
| 2026-10-14 | 100,000 | 4.47 | 1,158 |
| 2026-10-07 | 100,000 | 4.24 | 1,158 |
| 2026-09-30 | 100,000 | 4.24 | 1,158 |
| 2026-09-27 | 100,000 | 4.24 | 1,158 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-10-14: New version `24.0`, replacing `23.2`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## 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
- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `system.display`: Read your screen setup

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `clipboardRead`: Read what you copy
- `desktopCapture`: Capture your screen
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `tabCapture`: Capture video and sound from tabs

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Checker Plus for Gmail™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/oeopbcgkkoapgobdbedcemjljbihmemj) | 1,000,000 | 4.28 | 12,712 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Checker Plus for Google Calendar™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hkhggnncdpfibdhinjiegagmopldibha) | 300,000 | 4.28 | 2,059 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Webmail Ad Blocker](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cbhfdchmklhpcngcgjmpdbjakdggkkjp) | 90,000 | 4.36 | 1,395 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Checker Plus for Google Drive™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pppfmbnpgflleackdcojndfgpiboghga) | 30,000 | 4.47 | 238 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Recent Tabs](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ocllfmhjhfmogablefmibmjcodggknml) | 20,000 | 4.23 | 387 | Tools |

All 6 extensions by [JasonSavard.com](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u10d245b99b25a4e6fb7f657226bf679d).

## 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 2026-11-12 21:55 UTC; next check around 2026-11-20.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Explain and Send Screenshots” (mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin,
  title   = {Explain and Send Screenshots (mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mdddabjhelpilpnpgondfmehhcplpiin},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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