Is Gmail Unread Counter safe to install?

What data it declares

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on gmail.googleapis.com

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: 1 match pattern.

• https://gmail.googleapis.com/* only gmail.googleapis.com

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms

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 2 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

10 users (last published figure)

• Last updated in the store 45 days ago, on 2026-09-18.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

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.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

M.Sakalys. This listing has been in the store since 2026-09-06 and was last updated on 2026-09-18.

Similar extensions that ask for less

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1. Gmail Unread Count Badge Access to specific sites only · 1 site pattern 673 users ★ 2.7
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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 Gmail Unread Counter access?

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern. It declares 2 browser permissions.

What data does Gmail Unread Counter collect?

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

Has Gmail Unread Counter asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Gmail Unread Counter publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.