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Is designer.tool safe to install?

designer.tool asks for 7 browser permissions and 1 site pattern. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.

designer.tool

Chrome extension by Paul Mailhes · Lifestyle · Art

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What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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At a glance

Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.

Site access
Access to every site
Data collection
4 kinds of data declared
Audience
32 users · 5.0/5

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of 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:

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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Reaches your browsing data or every site

Worth knowing

Routine for an extension

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.

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 Lifestyle · Art, 13% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to every site.

The typical extension there declares 1 browser permission; this one declares 7 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

32 users

Users
+11 since 01.09
21-32 · 30 readings
2026-09-02: released 6.0.1
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What the store shows

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. Version 6.0.1

Who publishes it

Paul Mailhes. This listing has been in the store since 2025-11-26 and was last updated on 2026-09-02.

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  1. StyleSpy - Colors & Fonts Inspector Runs its code on every site · 2 permissions 8 users
  2. Tucket Grab: Colors, Fonts, SVGs, Screenshots No site access · 5 permissions 13 users
  3. FigShot - The all-in-one web toolkit for Figma No site access · 8 permissions 1k 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 designer.tool access?
Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 7 browser permissions.
What data does designer.tool collect?
The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Authentication information, Personal communications, Location, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
Has designer.tool asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does designer.tool publish a privacy policy?
Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-11-01.

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