An image downloader without affiliate links or tracking

To find the images on a page, a downloader has to read that page. The same access would let an extension change the links on it, and that has happened. On March 16, 2026, 9to5Google reported that Google had removed Save Image As Type, an image-saving extension with at least a million users, from the Chrome Web Store with a malware warning. Citing XDA, the article says it added its own affiliate codes to links on 578 identified shopping sites.

Most image downloaders do nothing like this. Some earn money from affiliate links openly: the listing of the image downloader Fiktu (formerly Fatkun) says it "may display product recommendations containing affiliate links", and that you can hide them in its settings. If you would rather have no affiliate links at all, this page shows how to check any extension, and what PixLasso does.

PixLasso is our product. We are not affiliated with any extension named here. Facts about them come from the 9to5Google article and their public Chrome Web Store listings, checked 9/11/2026.

How to check any extension yourself

  1. Read the listing. On the Chrome Web Store page, search the description for "affiliate" or "recommendations", and note who the publisher is. Open the "Privacy practices" section to see what data the developer declares it collects. A publisher change on a popular extension is worth a second look: the removed extension appears to have changed owners a few months before it was pulled.
  2. Check the permissions. The install prompt lists them. "Read and change all your data on all websites" at install means the extension can run on every page you open, not only when you click it. After installing, chrome://extensions > Details > "Site access" shows the same and lets you limit it to "On click".
  3. Watch its network requests. In chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode and click the "service worker" link under the extension to open DevTools for its background code. On the Network tab, browse as usual and see which servers it contacts. Requests its scripts make inside a web page show up in that page's own DevTools (F12) with the extension as the initiator.

For more signs to look for, such as scripts added to pages and reviews that mention redirects, see the ad-free image downloader checklist.

What PixLasso does

Ads or affiliate linksNone. Its code has no link rewriting and adds no tags to the sites you visit
Tracking or analyticsNone. It has no servers of its own
Network requests it makesThe image files you choose to download, straight from each site, and, only if you activate Pro, a license check with our payment provider, Dodo Payments, about once a week
Runs on pagesOnly when you click its icon or right-click menu, on the tab you clicked or the tabs you choose to scan
Permissions at installNo access to websites. Access for ZIP or conversion is asked the first time you need it, for just those sites if you prefer
Links it opensIts own settings page after install, pixlasso.com/buy when you click "Get Pro" (with a tag naming the button), the store review page if you agree to rate it, and an optional survey when you uninstall
PriceFree up to 30 images per download, no daily limit, right-click conversion free with no cap; Pro US$9.99 once, no subscription

You can check all of this with the steps above: the install prompt shows no site access, and the requests you see are image files from the sites you saved from, plus live.dodopayments.com if you use Pro. The privacy policy lists everything that leaves your computer.

Try it next to what you use now

  1. Add PixLasso to Chrome or Edge. Your current extension can stay installed.
  2. Open a page, click the PixLasso icon and download one ZIP of the images.

Comparisons with specific extensions: Fatkun/Fiktu, Imageye, Image Downloader, and Save Image As Type for right-click saving as JPG or PNG.