Is Parallel AI safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your 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:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites
• Block content on any page

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: 20 match patterns.

• *://chatgpt.com/* only chatgpt.com
• *://chat.openai.com/* only chat.openai.com
• *://claude.ai/* only claude.ai
• *://*.claudemcpcontent.com/* claudemcpcontent.com and all its subdomains
• *://gemini.google.com/* only gemini.google.com
• *://grok.com/* only grok.com
• *://chat.deepseek.com/* only chat.deepseek.com
• *://www.kimi.com/* only www.kimi.com
• *://kimi.com/* only kimi.com
• *://chat.qwen.ai/* only chat.qwen.ai
• https://chat.z.ai/* only chat.z.ai
• https://aistudio.xiaomimimo.com/* only aistudio.xiaomimimo.com
• and 8 more

Reaches your browsing data or every site

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

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests by rules it declares in advance declarativeNetRequest
• Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

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

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 16 site patterns.

• https://chatgpt.com/* only chatgpt.com
• https://chat.openai.com/* only chat.openai.com
• https://claude.ai/* only claude.ai

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. It may later ask for access to every site.

• <all_urls> every site

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 6 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

294 users

• Last updated in the store 35 days ago, on 2026-09-28.
• We have seen 3 new versions 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.

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. 2026-09-02Asked for more permissions (26, was 21)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-28Version 1.0.9
2. 2026-09-16Version 1.0.8
3. 2026-09-02Version 1.0.7 · Asked for more permissions (26, was 21)

Who publishes it

CriaDesignLLC. This listing has been in the store since 2026-05-25 and was last updated on 2026-09-28.

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. AI Exchange Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 7 site patterns 9 users
2. Multiple Chatbots Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 22 users ★ 5.0
3. Prompt Cast Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 8 site patterns 42 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 Parallel AI access?

Specific sites only: 20 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does Parallel AI collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Parallel AI asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-02.

Does Parallel AI publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.