Status Saver Chrome Extension for WhatsApp Web: Guide
What the Status Saver Chrome extension does, what it can and can't see, how the Viewed statuses gallery works, and how to remove everything it kept.
The Status Saver extension keeps every photo and video status you open on WhatsApp Web in a private library on your computer, in original quality. Open the Viewed statuses gallery on WhatsApp Web or our viewer page to save, preview or delete them. Nothing is uploaded, and you don't click anything while watching — it just works.
Availability: the extension is on its way to the Chrome Web Store. The install button appears on our status viewer page and the home page as soon as it's live.
What it does
- Keeps statuses as you watch them. Open a photo or video status and it's added to your library in the original quality. You don't click anything.
- Never duplicates. Watching the same status again doesn't create a second copy.
- Shows a "Save this status" button while a status is open, if you want the file right now.
- Gives you a gallery. The Viewed statuses button (bottom-right on WhatsApp Web) opens your library, grouped by day, with Photos and Videos filters, a full-screen preview, and Save, Save all and Delete.
- Cleans up after itself. Statuses are removed after 7 days by default; choose 1, 3 or 30 days from the toolbar button.
The same library is also on our status viewer page — handy on a big screen, and it works whether or not WhatsApp Web is open.
What it doesn't do
- It doesn't touch statuses you never open. Nothing is downloaded in the background.
- It doesn't read your chats or messages. It only looks at the status viewer.
- It can't keep text statuses — those aren't files. See why text statuses can't be saved.
- It makes no network requests of its own. Your statuses aren't uploaded anywhere — not to us, not to anyone.
Permissions, in plain language
| Chrome says | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Read and change your data on web.whatsapp.com | Seeing the status that's on screen and adding the gallery button |
| Read and change your data on getstatussaver.com | Letting our viewer page find the extension |
| Storage | Remembering how many days to keep statuses |
Where the files live
In your browser's storage for the extension, on your computer. When you click Save, a normal
.jpg or .mp4 goes to your Downloads folder.
Removing everything
- One status: open it in the gallery and choose Delete.
- Everything: remove the extension from
chrome://extensions. Chrome deletes its storage with it.
Be fair to the people you follow
A status is someone else's photo or video. Keep what you save for yourself, and ask before you share it on. More in is it legal to save someone's WhatsApp status?
Status Saver is not affiliated with WhatsApp or Meta.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Status Saver extension free?
Does the extension upload my statuses?
How long does it keep statuses?
Does it work in Firefox or Safari?
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