Privacy policy
Last updated: 11 November 2026 · Version 1.0.0 · Publisher: isabilov.
Short version: DesignTrace itself sends no data anywhere and has no servers. The design images you add and your settings stay in your browser. The only time anything goes out is when you click one of the two links in its popup, which open a website in a new tab.
What DesignTrace reads
Only on the tab where you open the overlay, and only while it is open:
- The design images you add — by pasting (⌘V / Ctrl+V), dropping a file or choosing a file. DesignTrace reads your clipboard only when you paste on the page, and only if the clipboard holds an image. Text you paste into the page's own fields is left alone.
- The page address (site + path) — only as the local storage key for that page's designs.
- The page width and the window size — to pick the design's scale (1x / 2x / 3x) and, only when you click the “Make the page … px” button, to resize the window.
DesignTrace does not read the page's text, forms, cookies or content. It does not take screenshots.
What DesignTrace saves (on your device only)
| Data | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Design images | The extension's own IndexedDB (not the website's storage) | So the design is still there when you come back to the page. |
| Per page address: design names, sizes, small thumbnails, position, scale, mode, opacity, visibility | chrome.storage.local | Same. |
| Panel position, collapsed state, "first design added" flag | chrome.storage.local | So the panel opens where you left it. |
DesignTrace has no servers, no analytics, no tracking, no ads, no account and no remote code. Images are never uploaded.
Links in the popup
- Report a bug opens a Google Form in a new tab. The link contains only the extension name ("DesignTrace") and its version (for example "1.0.0") so the form is filled in for you; opening it sends those two values to Google as part of the address. It never contains the page you were on or anything from it. Whatever you type into the form is sent to Google only when you press Submit. Google Forms is run by Google under Google's privacy policy; the answers are read only by the publisher to fix bugs.
- by isabilov. opens isabilov.com.
Like any link, opening these pages lets those websites see the usual browser information (for example your IP address).
When DesignTrace runs
Only on the tab where you press Open overlay in the popup or press Alt+Shift+D. It cannot run on Chrome's own pages, the Chrome Web Store or the PDF viewer. On local files it runs only if you turn on “Allow access to file URLs”.
Permissions
- activeTab — temporary access to the current tab, only after you open the popup or press the shortcut.
- scripting — place the overlay panel and the design layer on that tab.
- storage — keep each page's design settings and the panel position on your device.
- unlimitedStorage — design images (full-size PNG exports, often several MB) can be larger than Chrome's default local quota.
Deleting your data
Remove a design with ⋯ → Remove in the panel. Its settings are deleted right away; its image is kept for a few seconds so you can press Undo, then deleted. If you close the tab during those seconds, the image is deleted about 10 seconds later, or at the latest the next time DesignTrace runs. Removing the extension makes Chrome delete everything DesignTrace stored, images included.