GrabPostPrivacy policy
GrabPost - Downloader for Reddit · Last updated: November 8, 2026
Short version: GrabPost has no servers, no analytics and no accounts. It does not send anything about you to the developer or to anyone else. It talks to Reddit and to the sites that host Reddit media, only to find and download the posts you ask for.
What GrabPost stores
Everything below is stored by your browser on your own computer:
- Your settings (folder and file name templates, language, filters and so on).
- The subreddits and users you follow, with their options, and the new posts waiting in that list.
- Which posts you already downloaded, and a download history (post title, subreddit, author, date and file name).
- A backup file that GrabPost writes to your Downloads folder (Downloads/GrabPost-Yedek). You can delete it at any time.
If browser sync is on, your settings and follow list are also stored in your browser account (chrome.storage.sync), so they come back on your other computers or after a reinstall. That copy is kept by your browser vendor under its own privacy policy, not by GrabPost.
Uninstalling GrabPost removes the data it keeps on this computer. The synced copy of your settings and follow list stays in your browser account so a reinstall can restore it, and files you downloaded and the backup file stay in your Downloads folder.
Who GrabPost talks to
| Address | Why |
|---|---|
| reddit.com | Reading posts, listings, your saved posts and the sources you follow. |
| redd.it, redditmedia.com | Downloading images and videos that Reddit hosts. |
| redgifs.com | Downloading Redgifs videos linked from Reddit posts. |
| imgur.com and other linked hosts | Only when you download a post that links to them. |
These requests go directly from your browser to those sites. Like any visit, they can see your IP address and the requests your browser makes. GrabPost adds nothing about you to them.
Your Reddit login
To download your saved posts and posts from age-restricted communities, GrabPost reads your reddit.com cookies and sends them only with its own requests to reddit.com, exactly as your browser would. Cookies are never stored by GrabPost and never sent anywhere else.
Permissions and why they are needed
| Permission | Used for |
|---|---|
| downloads | Saving files into the folders you chose. |
| storage, unlimitedStorage | Settings, follow list, download history. |
| tabs, activeTab, scripting | Finding your open Reddit tabs, starting bulk downloads there, and restarting the page button after an update without a page reload. |
| sidePanel | The GrabPost panel. |
| alarms, notifications | Checking the sources you follow on a schedule and telling you about new posts. |
| cookies, declarativeNetRequest | Using your Reddit login for GrabPost's own requests to reddit.com (see above). |
| offscreen | Merging a video with its sound, inside your browser. |
| contextMenus | The right-click "Download" entry. |
| clipboardRead (optional) | Only asked when you use the paste button in the follow list. |
What GrabPost never does
- No analytics, tracking, ads or fingerprinting.
- No remote code: everything that runs is in the extension package.
- No selling or sharing of data. There is no data on any server to share.
Contact
Questions or problems: open an issue at github.com/segelferd/grabpost/issues.