Is Manage Working Time safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

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
• Display notifications

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: 5 match patterns.

• https://people.zoho.com/* only people.zoho.com
• https://people5.zoho.com/* only people5.zoho.com
• https://people.smartosc.com/* only people.smartosc.com
• https://sra.smartosc.com/* only sra.smartosc.com
• https://sra-api.smartosc.com/* only sra-api.smartosc.com

Reaches your browsing data or every site

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

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Show you notifications notifications
• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 4 site patterns.

• https://people.zoho.com/* only people.zoho.com
• https://people5.zoho.com/* only people5.zoho.com
• https://people.smartosc.com/* only people.smartosc.com

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 · Workflow, 19% 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): 6% 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

26 users

• Last updated in the store 3 days ago, on 2026-11-05.
• We have seen 10 new versions 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.

1. 2026-11-04Asked for more permissions (10, was 9) (changed: browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-11-05Version 4.0.1
2. 2026-11-04Version 4.0 · Asked for more permissions (10, was 9) (changed: browser permissions)
3. 2026-10-18Version 3.3.2
4. 2026-10-15Version 3.3.1
5. 2026-10-02Version 3.3.0
6. 2026-09-29Version 3.2.2
7. 2026-09-22Version 3.2.1
8. 2026-09-18Version 3.2.0

Who publishes it

The store lists no publisher name. This listing has been in the store since 2024-10-31 and was last updated on 2026-11-05.

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. stayhome.ai No permissions at all · No permissions declared 8 users
2. OT Recorder No site access · 1 permission 12 users
3. Workforce Addon No site access · 2 permissions 4 users (last published figure)

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 Manage Working Time access?

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

What data does Manage Working Time collect?

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

Has Manage Working Time asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-11-04.

Does Manage Working Time publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.