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Is Genow safe to install?

Genow asks for 4 browser permissions and 1 site pattern. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.

Genow

Chrome extension by Genow GmbH · Productivity · Tools

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What the developer says, and 1 screenshot

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At a glance

Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.

Site access
Access to every site
Data collection
2 kinds of data declared
Publisher
Trader
Audience
17 users · 5.0/5

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

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:

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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Worth knowing

Routine for an extension

How usual this is for its category

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

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

17 users

Users
+10 since 31.08
7-17 · 24 readings
2026-10-07: released 2.0.0
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  13. 2026-10-047
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  24. 2026-10-3017

What the store shows

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. Asked for more permissions (5, was 4)

Versions we have seen

  1. Version 2.0.0 · Asked for more permissions (5, was 4)

Who publishes it

Genow GmbH. This listing has been in the store since 2026-02-19 and was last updated on 2026-10-07.

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. MoviMaster Runs its code on every site · 1 permission 15 users ★ 5.0
  2. adocc® platform Runs its code on every site · 6 permissions, 1 site pattern 140 users ★ 5.0
  3. Syncello AI Access to specific sites only · 6 permissions, 6 site patterns 102 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 Genow access?
Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 4 browser permissions.
What data does Genow collect?
The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Authentication 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 Genow asked for more permissions over time?
Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-07.
Does Genow publish a privacy policy?
Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-10-30.

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