Is ApplyArc - Job Application Autofill 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
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

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 your browsing history

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: 28 match patterns.

• https://*.ashbyhq.com/* ashbyhq.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.bamboohr.com/* bamboohr.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.greenhouse.io/* greenhouse.io and all its subdomains
• https://*.icims.com/* icims.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.indeed.com/* indeed.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.lever.co/* lever.co and all its subdomains
• https://*.linkedin.com/* linkedin.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.monster.com/* monster.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.myworkdayjobs.com/* myworkdayjobs.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.zohorecruit.com/* zohorecruit.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.zohorecruit.eu/* zohorecruit.eu and all its subdomains
• https://*.zohorecruit.in/* zohorecruit.in and all its subdomains
• and 16 more

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
• See when you navigate between pages webNavigation

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Store data in your browser storage

Sites that can connect to it

Web pages matching these patterns can open a messaging channel to it: 2 site patterns.

• https://applyarc.io/* only applyarc.io
• https://www.applyarc.io/* only www.applyarc.io

Declared as externally connectable in the manifest: a page on these sites can exchange messages with the extension, for example to tell it you have signed in. It does not give the page access to your browser.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Communication, 14% 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 4 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

19 users

• Last updated in the store 52 days ago, on 2026-09-11.
• We have seen 3 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.
• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

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. 2026-09-05Asked for more permissions (32, was 20)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-12Version 0.3.3
2. 2026-09-11Version 0.3.2
3. 2026-09-05Version 0.3.0 · Asked for more permissions (32, was 20)

Who publishes it

ApplyArc LLC. This listing has been in the store since 2025-12-15 and was last updated on 2026-09-11.

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. JobHunt Helper Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 10 site patterns 3 users (last published figure)
2. Aplyin Runs its code on every site · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 5 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 ApplyArc - Job Application Autofill access?

Specific sites only: 28 match patterns. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does ApplyArc - Job Application Autofill collect?

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

Has ApplyArc - Job Application Autofill asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-05.

Does ApplyArc - Job Application Autofill publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.