Is Cursive TypeID 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
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages
• Web history the list of pages you visit
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring
• 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
• Read your browsing history

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: 21 match patterns.

• http://127.0.0.1:52845/* only 127.0.0.1
• http://127.0.0.1:53187/* only 127.0.0.1
• http://127.0.0.1:54631/* only 127.0.0.1
• http://127.0.0.1:5000/* only 127.0.0.1
• http://localhost:8080/* only localhost
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/* only 127.0.0.1
• https://mail.google.com/* only mail.google.com
• https://docs.google.com/* only docs.google.com
• https://word.cloud.microsoft/* only word.cloud.microsoft
• https://onedrive.live.com/* only onedrive.live.com
• https://*.officeapps.live.com/* officeapps.live.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.sharepoint.com/* sharepoint.com and all its subdomains
• and 9 more

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

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

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

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.

• <all_urls> every site
• https://mail.google.com/* only mail.google.com
• https://docs.google.com/document/* only docs.google.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: Runs its code on every site.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 33% 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

701 users

• Last updated in the store 2 days ago, on 2026-10-31.
• We have seen 2 new versions 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.

1. 2026-09-17Asked for more permissions (26, was 24)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-31Version 2.1.0
2. 2026-09-17Version 2.0.0 · Asked for more permissions (26, was 24)

Who publishes it

Cursive, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2023-05-05 and was last updated on 2026-10-31.

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. Aidify Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 3 site patterns 9k users ★ 4.7
2. DocLens Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 4 site patterns 7 users ★ 5.0
3. DraftProof Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 8 users

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 Cursive TypeID access?

Specific sites only: 21 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Cursive TypeID collect?

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

Has Cursive TypeID asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-17.

Does Cursive TypeID publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.