Is Gemini & Doubao Watermark Erase 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
• Manage your downloads
• 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: 12 match patterns.

• https://gemini.google.com/* only gemini.google.com
• https://aistudio.google.com/* only aistudio.google.com
• https://business.gemini.google/* only business.gemini.google
• https://task.starhk.uk/* only task.starhk.uk
• https://doubao.com/* only doubao.com
• https://*.doubao.com/* doubao.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.googleusercontent.com/* googleusercontent.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.ggpht.com/* ggpht.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.byteimg.com/* byteimg.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.bytescm.com/* bytescm.com and all its subdomains
• https://geminiwatermarkerase.com/* only geminiwatermarkerase.com
• https://auth.starhk.uk/* only auth.starhk.uk

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access cookies

Worth knowing

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

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 6 site patterns.

• https://*.doubao.com/* doubao.com and all its subdomains
• https://aistudio.google.com/* only aistudio.google.com
• https://business.gemini.google/* only business.gemini.google

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

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 5 browser permissions.

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access (cookies): 5% of extensions in this category ask for it.

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

197 users

• Last updated in the store 29 days ago, on 2026-10-05.
• We have seen 1 new version 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.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

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. 2026-10-05Asked for more permissions (17, was 14)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-05Version 1.2.0 · Asked for more permissions (17, was 14)

Who publishes it

CreatStar Software. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-02 and was last updated on 2026-10-05.

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. Gemini Watermark Remover — Auto Clean AI Images No permissions at all · No permissions declared 5k users ★ 2.6
2. Watermark Remover Pro for Gemini™ No site access · 4 permissions 5 users
3. Gemini Watermark Remover - Remove Gemini Watermark from images Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 4 site patterns 5k users ★ 1.5

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 Gemini & Doubao Watermark Erase access?

Specific sites only: 12 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Gemini & Doubao Watermark Erase 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 Gemini & Doubao Watermark Erase asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-05.

Does Gemini & Doubao Watermark Erase publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.