Chrome Extension · Freeware · Open Source

BrowserBeast™

Capture browser pages, AI conversations, research trails, and highlighted text as durable local Evidence Files—with readable Markdown, provenance metadata, and a review-first workflow.

v1.0MIT LicenseLocal-FirstNo Account
Full RenderCapture the rendered page
Highlighted TextCapture only your selection
Four OutputsCopy or download
Full ReviewInspect before sharing
One deliberate click

Capture what matters.

BrowserBeast runs when you ask it to. Choose Full Render for the page’s readable content or Highlighted Text for a focused passage. The preview shows what was captured before you export it.

No account. No automatic background capture. No AI Underground cloud upload.

Capture summary and source metadata.
Review, copy, or download the result.
Export your way

Readable now. Useful later.

BrowserBeast keeps the workflow simple and the output portable.

MD

Copy Markdown

Move structured content directly into documentation, notes, or an AI session.

Download .md

Save a durable, artifact-ID-named Markdown file to your normal downloads folder.

TXT

Copy Plain Text

Take the readable content without Markdown structure when simplicity is enough.

Open Full Review

Inspect long captures in a larger local reading surface before relying on them.

Local Full Review keeps the captured record readable and inspectable.
More than copied text

Every capture carries context.

BrowserBeast wraps readable content in an Evidence File: a practical record containing the source, timestamp, capture mode, tool identity, privacy advisory state, and a machine-readable Evidence Envelope.

Install

Load BrowserBeast in Chrome.

BrowserBeast v1.0 currently installs as an unpacked Chrome Extension from the official release ZIP.

  1. Download and unzip the official release.
  2. Open chrome://extensions.
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Choose Load unpacked.
  5. Select the extracted BrowserBeast folder containing manifest.json.