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GoFullPage removed from the Chrome Web Store, and now back

The GoFullPage listing came down from the Chrome Web Store in early August 2026, and Chrome removed the extension from some people’s browsers. It is back now: on 14 September GoFullPage announced that the original listing had been restored. GoFullPage’s own statement says the removal was a copyright complaint, not a security problem. Their words, the timeline, and every official link they have published are below.

Last updated 22 September 2026 · The original listing is back on the Chrome Web Store and shows “Updated September 10, 2026”; GoFullPage announced the restoration on 14 September. The official BETA listing is still live.

What happened

Extension trackers record the listing coming down on 10 August 2026. GoFullPage published its own statement the following day, written by Claire Kao:

“GoFullPage was temporarily removed from the Chrome Web Store due to a copyright-related issue. We believe the removal was in error and are working with Google to have GoFullPage restored.

Unfortunately, Chrome also removed GoFullPage from some users’ browsers. This was not a security issue with GoFullPage.”

GoFullPage's blog statement: the extension was temporarily removed from the Chrome Web Store due to a copyright-related issue, the team believes the removal was in error, and this was not a security issue with GoFullPage
The statement as published on GoFullPage’s blog, 11 August 2026.

Two things in it are worth separating. The cause GoFullPage gives is a copyright complaint it believes was applied in error. The effect it describes is that Chrome removed the extension from some users’ browsers — not everyone’s, which is why some people found it simply gone while others still had it, switched off.

On 14 August the team added an update listing the ways to keep using it, and posted a progress report saying it saw a clear path toward having the official extension restored, while stating it had no firm timeline. On 26 August it wrote that the BETA build had passed 100,000 users, and asked people to watch out for copycats and unofficial downloads.

On 14 September GoFullPage announced that the official extension had been restored to the Chrome Web Store, and that a Firefox version was now available. The Chrome listing shows “Updated September 10, 2026”. GoFullPage’s post does not give the exact day the listing came back, or say what led to it.

Where it stands today. The original listing is live again and shows 11,000,000 users. GoFullPage says anyone who re-enabled the extension should be able to use it as usual. The BETA listing published by the same team is still live — a separate extension rather than the original one. GoFullPage says Premium features work on either, and recommends the original for the most stable experience.

What the statement settles, and what it does not

GoFullPage’s account is first-hand and unambiguous: a copyright-related issue, and in its own words, “This was not a security issue with GoFullPage.”

Google has not published a separate account. The Chrome Web Store shows the same policy-violation notice whatever the underlying reason, so the store page itself distinguishes nothing — which is why a copyright takedown and a malicious-code takedown look identical from the outside. The only first-hand description of the cause is the one above.

No evidence has been made public of GoFullPage mishandling page content, and nothing here should be read as suggesting otherwise.

Every official link GoFullPage has published

The team has asked people to use its own links. During the outage, in its words, most search engine results pointed at the disabled Chrome Web Store URL, and unofficial versions claiming to be GoFullPage appeared. These five options are all from GoFullPage’s own posts:

  1. The original Chrome listing, restored. Install it again from the official Chrome listing if Chrome removed it or you are on a new device.
  2. Re-enable it in Chrome. Open chrome://extensions and switch GoFullPage back on. This works where Chrome disabled the extension rather than removing it entirely.
  3. Microsoft Edge, unaffected. GoFullPage says it continues to work normally on Edge, including any paid premium access — official Edge listing.
  4. The Chrome BETA build. A beta version with the newest functionality, published while the official one was down — official BETA listing. It is a separate listing, not the original, so your existing settings do not carry across automatically. GoFullPage says Premium features work on either extension.
  5. Firefox, now available. GoFullPage announced a Firefox version on 14 September — official Firefox listing.

If you are looking at alternatives

The original listing was gone for about a month. If that sent you looking for another full-page screenshot tool, here is ours.

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It is not a clone, and there are things GoFullPage does that it does not. The full comparison, including where GoFullPage is the better pick, is on the GoFullPage alternative page.

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Questions

Why did Chrome remove GoFullPage?

The listing was taken down from the Chrome Web Store on 10 August 2026, and Chrome removed the extension from some users’ browsers as a result. GoFullPage says the takedown followed a copyright-related issue, and that it believes the removal was made in error.

Was this a security problem?

GoFullPage’s statement says: “This was not a security issue with GoFullPage.” Google has not published a separate account, and the Chrome Web Store shows the same policy-violation notice whatever the reason for a removal. No evidence has been made public of the extension mishandling page content.

Is there an official GoFullPage beta, and how do I avoid the fakes?

Yes. GoFullPage published a BETA extension in the Chrome Web Store while the original listing was down, and it is still listed. GoFullPage has warned that unofficial versions claiming to be GoFullPage appeared during the outage, so install only from the links on its own blog.

Is GoFullPage coming back to the Chrome Web Store?

It already has. GoFullPage announced on 14 September 2026 that the original extension had been restored to the Chrome Web Store, and the listing shows it as updated on 10 September 2026. The separate BETA extension is still listed. GoFullPage says Premium features work on either, and recommends the original for the most stable experience.

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