Is GlassTab — New Tab safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages
• 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 api.open-meteo.com, geocoding-api.open-meteo.com, and docs.google.com

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: 3 match patterns.

• https://api.open-meteo.com/* only api.open-meteo.com
• https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/* only geocoding-api.open-meteo.com
• https://docs.google.com/* only docs.google.com

Worth knowing

• 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.

• See the sites you visit most topSites

• https://calendar.google.com/* only calendar.google.com
• https://outlook.office365.com/* only outlook.office365.com
• https://outlook.live.com/* only outlook.live.com

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 2 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

189 users

• Last updated in the store 9 days ago, on 2026-10-23.
• We have seen 1 new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.

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. 2026-10-23Changed where it works (changed: optional permissions, optional site access)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-23Version 1.2.0 · Changed where it works (changed: optional permissions, optional site access)

Who publishes it

SidePin, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-03-18 and was last updated on 2026-10-23.

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. NuTab No permissions at all · No permissions declared 30 users ★ 5.0
2. Aura Tab No site access · 1 permission 4 users
3. New Tab No site access · 1 permission 6 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 GlassTab — New Tab access?

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns. It declares 2 browser permissions.

What data does GlassTab — New Tab collect?

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

Has GlassTab — New Tab asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-23.

Does GlassTab — New Tab publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.