Is YTVT - Real-Time Audio & Video Translator 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
• Financial and payment information such as transactions, card numbers or credit history
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• Web history the list of pages you visit
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

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
• 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

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

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Capture the contents of a tab tabCapture

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity
• 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
• Show you notifications notifications
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage

Sites that can connect to it

Web pages matching these patterns can open a messaging channel to it: 1 site pattern.

• https://ytvt.app/* only ytvt.app

Declared as externally connectable in the manifest: a page on these sites can exchange messages with the extension, for example to tell it you have signed in. It does not give the page access to your browser.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 7 browser permissions.

• Capture the contents of a tab (tabCapture): 1% 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

9 users

• Last updated in the store 6 days ago, on 2026-10-24.
• We have seen 1 new version 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.
• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

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.

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

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-24Version 2.3.0.2

Who publishes it

b532459418. This listing has been in the store since 2026-10-06 and was last updated on 2026-10-24.

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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 YTVT - Real-Time Audio & Video Translator access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 7 browser permissions.

What data does YTVT - Real-Time Audio & Video Translator collect?

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

Has YTVT - Real-Time Audio & Video Translator asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does YTVT - Real-Time Audio & Video Translator publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.