Is Tabbit: New Tab Page safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites
• Read the icons of the websites you visit

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 10 match patterns.

• https://tabbit-image-proxy.zektek.com/* only tabbit-image-proxy.zektek.com
• https://api.open-meteo.com/* only api.open-meteo.com
• https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/* only geocoding-api.open-meteo.com
• https://extension-api.zektek.com/* only extension-api.zektek.com
• https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/* only collectionapi.metmuseum.org
• https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/* only data.rijksmuseum.nl
• https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/* only id.rijksmuseum.nl
• https://iiif.micr.io/* only iiif.micr.io
• https://en.wikipedia.org/* only en.wikipedia.org
• https://upload.wikimedia.org/* only upload.wikimedia.org

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Read site icons favicon
• Store data in your browser storage

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• See the sites you visit most topSites
• See when you navigate between pages webNavigation

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 3 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

15 users

• Last updated in the store 4 days ago, on 2026-10-31.
• We have seen 5 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-09-04Swapped which permissions it asks for

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-11-01Version 1.1.4
2. 2026-09-28Version 1.1.3
3. 2026-09-27Version 1.1.2
4. 2026-09-14Version 1.1.1
5. 2026-09-04Version 1.1.0 · Swapped which permissions it asks for

Who publishes it

Zektek, who publishes 6 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2017-02-08 and was last updated on 2026-10-31.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Simple New Tab No site access · 2 permissions 3 users (last published figure)
2. Amazing New Tab No site access · 2 permissions 17 users
3. EMX New Tab No site access · 4 permissions 12 users

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Tabbit: New Tab Page access?

Specific sites only: 10 match patterns. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does Tabbit: New Tab Page collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Location. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Tabbit: New Tab Page asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-04.

Does Tabbit: New Tab Page publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.