cathet browser extension
Privacy Policy
last updated: 2026-07-17
Cathet is a browser extension that records a workflow in your current tab (clicks, typed input, navigation) and turns it into a step-by-step guide with screenshots. This policy describes what data Cathet handles and where it goes.
The short version
Everything stays on your device. Cathet has no backend, no accounts, no analytics, and makes no network requests of its own. Nothing you capture is ever transmitted anywhere unless you export a file and share it yourself.
What Cathet collects, and why
While a recording is active (and only then), Cathet captures in the recorded tab:
- Click events — the visible text/label of the element you clicked, the click position, and the page URL, to generate the step instruction.
- Typed input — the text you type into form fields, to generate “Type …” steps. Password fields are masked in-memory (replaced with ••• before the value ever leaves the page); the real value is never stored.
- Navigation events — URLs you navigate to, including single-page-app route changes, to generate “Navigate to …” steps.
- Screenshots — an image of the visible tab at each step, so the guide can show where the action happened.
When no recording is active, the extension captures nothing.
Where the data is stored
All captured guides and screenshots are stored locally in your browser using IndexedDB. They never leave your machine unless you explicitly export a guide (Markdown ZIP, HTML, PDF, or team bundle), in which case the export is saved through your browser’s normal download mechanism — again, locally.
Deleting a guide from the My Guides library permanently removes it and its images from local storage. Uninstalling the extension removes all stored data.
What Cathet does NOT do
- No data is sent to any server — Cathet has no server.
- No analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting.
- No cookies, fingerprinting, or tracking of any kind.
- No selling or sharing of data with third parties — there is no data to sell.
- No reading of browsing activity outside an active recording session.
Permissions explained
| Permission | Why Cathet needs it |
|---|---|
| storage | Persist small extension settings and session flags. |
| scripting | Inject the capture script into the tab you choose to record. |
| tabs | Know the active tab's URL/title and take step screenshots during a recording. |
| downloads | Save your exported guides (ZIP/HTML/PDF) to disk. |
| webNavigation | Detect page navigations during a recording so they become steps. |
| host access (<all_urls>) | You can record a workflow on any site you use; the capture script only runs while you are recording. |
Your choices
Recording only starts when you press Start Capture and stops when you press Stop. You can review, edit, or delete anything you captured before exporting or sharing it.
Changes & contact
Material changes to this policy will be noted on this page and in the extension’s store listings.
Questions or concerns: email us at hello@cathet.click.