Is TabBud - Smart Tab Manager & Workspace 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

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 all your data on all websites
• Read your browsing history
• View and manage your tab groups

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.tabbud.com/* only api.tabbud.com
• https://www.tabbud.com/* only www.tabbud.com
• https://ipinfo.io/* only ipinfo.io

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Store data in your browser storage
• Organise your tabs into groups tabGroups

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.

• <all_urls> every site
• http://*/* every site
• https://*/* every site

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.

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.

• Read and change your browsing history history
• Read and change your bookmarks bookmarks

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Workflow, 19% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Runs its code on every site.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 6 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 33% 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

135 users

• Last updated in the store 6 days ago, on 2026-10-26.
• We have seen 3 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

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. 2026-09-05Asked for more permissions (9, was 8)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-26Version 2.4
2. 2026-10-11Version 2.3
3. 2026-09-05Version 2.2 · Asked for more permissions (9, was 8)

Who publishes it

a7.freelancer. This listing has been in the store since 2025-10-14 and was last updated on 2026-10-26.

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. HubTab No site access · 2 permissions 7 users
2. Tabs Manager No site access · 3 permissions 3 users
3. Tabhive - Powerful Tab Manager Runs its code on every site · 11 permissions 63 users ★ 5.0

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 TabBud - Smart Tab Manager & Workspace access?

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does TabBud - Smart Tab Manager & Workspace collect?

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

Has TabBud - Smart Tab Manager & Workspace asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does TabBud - Smart Tab Manager & Workspace publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.