Is NovaTab 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
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• Web history the list of pages you visit
• 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 a list of your most frequently visited 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

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

Worth knowing

• See the sites you visit most topSites

Routine for an extension

• Read site icons favicon
• Run searches in your default search engine search
• 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.

• Read and change your browsing history history
• Read and change your bookmarks bookmarks
• Sign you in with a Google account identity

• *://*/* every site

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

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 122 days ago, on 2026-07-09.
• No new version 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.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

The store lists no publisher name. This listing has been in the store since 2026-05-21 and was last updated on 2026-07-09.

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. FavTab | Bookmarks New Tab Page No site access · 2 permissions 28 users ★ 5.0
2. Tabibe No site access · 2 permissions 8 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 NovaTab access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does NovaTab collect?

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

Has NovaTab asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does NovaTab publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.