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Chrome extension by Artur Kovalchuk · Productivity · Workflow

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 49 users, barely installed.

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

What the developer says, and 2 screenshots

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Users
49
Rating
5.0 (2 ratings)
Users, last 14 days
+4
Rating, last 30 days
Not watched long enough to say
Version
1.1
Updated in the store
2025-05-31
Published
2025-05-31
Manifest
V3
Browser access
No permissions declared

How it has moved

Users
+4 since 01.09
45-50 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-0145
  2. 2026-09-0249
  3. 2026-09-0650
  4. 2026-09-0749
  5. 2026-09-1449
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews2rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-02reviews2rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-06reviews2rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-07reviews2rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-14reviews2rating5.00
Users
+4 since 01.09
45-50 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-0145
  2. 2026-09-0249
  3. 2026-09-0650
  4. 2026-09-0749
  5. 2026-09-1449
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews2rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-02reviews2rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-06reviews2rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-07reviews2rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-14reviews2rating5.00

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What it can reach

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

We have not read this listing's manifest since we started keeping permission names. The counts above come from the last time we did.

The full permission history for this extension

What changed recently

Nothing has moved on this listing since we started watching it.

The publisher

Artur Kovalchuk publishes 16 listings we track, 2k users between them.

  1. Favicon Changer (Re-uploaded version) Artur Kovalchuk · Productivity · Workflow · published 2025-06-01 1k users ★ 4.5
  2. Campaign URL Builder for Google Analytics (GA4) Artur Kovalchuk · Productivity · Workflow · published 2025-05-16 691 users ★ 5.0
  3. Second Home Button At Top Right Artur Kovalchuk · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility · published 2025-04-14 177 users ★ 5.0
Show 5 more from this publisher
  1. Chrome Extension Toggle - Pin/Unpin Toolbar Artur Kovalchuk · Make Chrome Yours · Functionality · published 2025-04-17 123 users ★ 5.0
  2. Fifth Home Button At Top Right Artur Kovalchuk · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility · published 2025-07-15 75 users ★ 5.0
  3. Fourth Home Button At Top Right Artur Kovalchuk · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility · published 2025-07-15 64 users ★ 5.0
  4. Quick Home Button - Homepage Access on Any Website Artur Kovalchuk · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility · published 2025-05-14 63 users ★ 5.0
  5. Third Home Button At Top Right Artur Kovalchuk · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility · published 2025-07-15 56 users ★ 5.0

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  1. Pure Search Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 8 users
  2. Google News Blocker Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 160 users ★ 2.5
  3. Make Google Normal Again Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 262 users ★ 5.0
  4. SearchBits Describes nearly the same job, with an established audience 20k users ★ 4.3
  5. Hide Google AI Overview, Sponsored Results and Snippets Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 233 users ★ 3.3

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