Is TiAb Review Plugin safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age

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

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: 15 match patterns.

• https://sheets.googleapis.com/* only sheets.googleapis.com
• https://www.googleapis.com/drive/* only www.googleapis.com
• https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/* only generativelanguage.googleapis.com
• https://openrouter.ai/* only openrouter.ai
• https://api.openai.com/* only api.openai.com
• https://api.anthropic.com/* only api.anthropic.com
• https://api.typesafe.ai/* only api.typesafe.ai
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/* only www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/* only pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/* only www.ebi.ac.uk
• https://api.unpaywall.org/* only api.unpaywall.org
• https://api.openalex.org/* only api.openalex.org
• and 3 more

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• 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. It may later ask for access to every site.

• http://localhost/* only localhost
• http://127.0.0.1/* only 127.0.0.1
• http://[::1]/* only [:

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 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

362 users

• Last updated in the store 2 days ago, on 2026-10-31.
• We have seen 12 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

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. 2026-10-31Changed where it works (changed: optional site access)
2. 2026-10-10Asked for more permissions (18, was 17)
3. 2026-09-17Asked for more permissions (17, was 16)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-31Version 0.56.0 · Changed where it works (changed: optional site access)
2. 2026-10-20Version 0.55.0
3. 2026-10-17Version 0.54.0
4. 2026-10-15Version 0.53.0
5. 2026-10-10Version 0.52.0 · Asked for more permissions (18, was 17)
6. 2026-10-07Version 0.51.0
7. 2026-10-02Version 0.50.0
8. 2026-10-01Version 0.49.0

Who publishes it

The store lists no publisher name, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-02-20 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. archyve No site access · 4 permissions 23 users ★ 5.0
2. EVIDENCE Automated Review Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 10 site patterns 67 users
3. Covidence AI Screener Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 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 TiAb Review Plugin access?

Specific sites only: 15 match patterns. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does TiAb Review Plugin collect?

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

Has TiAb Review Plugin asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 3 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-31.

Does TiAb Review Plugin publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.