apps/readest-app/extensions/send-to-readest/STORE-SUBMISSION.md
Copy-paste answers for the Developer Dashboard. Edit <FILL IN> placeholders
before submitting. Keep these in sync with manifest.json — if a permission is
added or removed, update the matching justification here.
Send to Readest saves the web page you are currently viewing into your personal Readest library as a self-contained EPUB. When you click the toolbar button, it extracts the readable article and its images and uploads the result to your own Readest account.
Paste each into the Privacy practices → Permission justification field.
activeTab
Lets the extension read the page in the active tab at the moment the user clicks the toolbar button, so it can capture the article the user is currently viewing. No access is taken until the user invokes the action.
scripting
Used to inject the capture script into the active tab on click, which reads the page's rendered DOM (via Mozilla Readability) to extract the article body and its image references. It is not used to run any remotely hosted code — the script is bundled in the extension.
storage
Caches the user's own Readest sign-in token (synced from the Readest website) and an optional custom server URL in local extension storage, so the upload can be authenticated without re-prompting for credentials. No browsing data is stored.
offscreen
Creates an offscreen document to assemble the EPUB file, because the EPUB building step needs DOM/Blob APIs that are unavailable in the service worker. The offscreen document does no network or user-facing work.
Host permissions (<all_urls>)
The user can clip any web page, so the extension needs access to arbitrary sites for two things, both triggered only by an explicit click: (1) injecting the capture script into the page being clipped, and (2) downloading the images that page references — using the user's existing session so images behind a login or paywall capture correctly. Content and images are sent only to the user's Readest account; nothing is sent to any third party.
Content scripts on *.readest.com / localhost:3000
A content script runs only on Readest's own sites to copy the user's existing Readest access token into the extension so uploads are authenticated to the user's account. It never reads a password or refresh token.
No. All libraries (zip.js, Mozilla Readability, DOMPurify, language detection) are bundled in the extension package and execute locally. The extension downloads only the images of the page the user chose to clip and uploads the resulting EPUB to the user's Readest account.
Data types collected (check in the dashboard):
Certifications (all three apply — check each):
Privacy policy URL: https://www.readest.com/send-to-readest/privacy-policy
(canonical; maintained in the readest-landing repo at
src/app/[locale]/(legal)/send-to-readest/privacy-policy/page.mdx)
Name: Send to Readest
Short description (132 char max):
Save web pages to your Readest library
Detailed description (suggested):
Send to Readest saves the page you're reading straight to your Readest library with one click — as a clean, self-contained EPUB you can read on any device.
• One click captures the readable article, stripped of clutter. • Images are bundled in, so the saved page opens fully offline. • Works on pages behind a login or paywall — it captures what you can actually see, using your existing session. • The clipped book syncs to Readest on all your devices.
You stay in control: nothing is captured until you click the button, and your clips are sent only to your own Readest account. Sign in to Readest once and you're set.
Category: Productivity
Language: English (en)
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