Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-23

ClickToDoc is a Chrome and Edge extension that records browser workflows and exports them as step-by-step guides. This policy explains what data ClickToDoc handles and what it does NOT do.

What ClickToDoc collects

Only what you explicitly capture:

• Screenshots of the active tab while you are recording (taken via the standard Chrome tabs.captureVisibleTab API).
• Element descriptions of what you clicked (tag name, visible text, role, surrounding rectangle). Used to caption steps.
• Typed values you enter on form fields, only on steps where you ask ClickToDoc to capture typing.
• Page URLs and titles of the tabs you record. Used as step headers.

All of this is stored in your browser's local extension storage (chrome.storage.local). It never leaves your device unless you yourself export a workflow as HTML, DOCX, Markdown, or backup JSON.

What ClickToDoc does NOT do

• ClickToDoc does not transmit any data to any server controlled by the author or anyone else.
• ClickToDoc does not run analytics, telemetry, error reporting, or any kind of usage tracking.
• ClickToDoc does not read or store cookies, passwords, autofill, browsing history, or any data outside the explicit recordings you create.
• ClickToDoc does not load remote scripts at runtime. All code (including the JSZip library used for DOCX export) is bundled with the extension.

Sensitive data

When you record on a form, ClickToDoc tries to detect sensitive fields (password inputs, fields named "ssn", "card", etc.) and automatically redacts their values from typed-value capture. You can also enable "Smart redact" in settings to scan captured screenshots for common patterns (credit card numbers, emails, phone numbers, etc.) and mark them for blur. None of this leaves your device.

You can flag any step as sensitive in the editor; flagged steps can have their screenshots replaced with a placeholder before export.

Auto-backup

If you enable auto-backup in settings, ClickToDoc writes a JSON snapshot of your workflows to your Chrome downloads folder on a schedule you choose. The file is a regular file on your filesystem. ClickToDoc never reads downloaded backup files from disk except when you explicitly use the Restore button to import one.

When backup retention is enabled, ClickToDoc deletes older backup files using the Chrome downloads API. It can only delete files it itself downloaded; it cannot read or affect any other files on your system.

Permissions, in plain language

• activeTab / scripting / tabs / webNavigation: needed to capture screenshots and record clicks on the page you're recording.
• storage / unlimitedStorage: needed to keep your workflows in browser-local storage without the 10 MB default cap.
• sidePanel: needed to dock the recorder to the side panel.
• downloads: needed to save exported HTML / DOCX / Markdown files and backup JSONs to your Downloads folder.
• alarms: needed to wake the extension on schedule for auto-backup.
• host_permissions: <all_urls>: needed because you might want to record a workflow on any website. The extension only accesses a page when you explicitly start recording on it.

External links

ClickToDoc includes optional buttons that open external sites in a new tab:

• The Support dialog links to donation platforms (Ko-fi, etc.) if the author has configured them.
• The Report an issue dialog opens a pre-filled GitHub issue page or an email draft. The diagnostic information shown (your extension version and browser user-agent string) is pre-filled in the body for you to review and edit before sending. Nothing is submitted automatically.

When you click these links, you are leaving ClickToDoc and entering a third-party site governed by its own privacy policy.

Children

ClickToDoc is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect any information from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes in a material way, the new version will be published at the same URL and the "Last updated" date above will change.

Contact

Questions or concerns: hello@clicktodoc.app