Is Paper Comment Extension safe to install?
Paper Comment Extension asks for 1 browser permission and declares no blanket site access. 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.
Chrome extension by agte0318 · Productivity · Tools
What the developer says, and 1 screenshot
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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
- No site access
- Data collection
- Declares it collects none
- Upkeep
- Updated 152 days ago
- Publisher
- No store badges
- Audience
- 3 users (last published figure)
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
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.
Routine for an extension
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Store data in your browser
storage
Pages it runs its code on
It runs its own code on specific pages only: the first 50 site patterns we keep.
https://arxiv.org/abs/*only arxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/pdf/*only arxiv.orghttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*only pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Show the remaining 47
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/*only www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/*only www.biorxiv.orghttps://www.medrxiv.org/content/*only www.medrxiv.orghttps://www.nature.com/articles/*only www.nature.comhttps://link.springer.com/article/*only link.springer.comhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/*only link.springer.comhttps://link.springer.com/*only link.springer.comhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/*only onlinelibrary.wiley.comhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/*only onlinelibrary.wiley.comhttps://*.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/*onlinelibrary.wiley.com and all its subdomainshttps://www.science.org/doi/*only www.science.orghttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/*only pubs.acs.orghttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/*only www.sciencedirect.comhttps://www.cell.com/*/fulltext/*only www.cell.comhttps://www.cell.com/*/abstract/*only www.cell.comhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/*only www.tandfonline.comhttps://academic.oup.com/*only academic.oup.comhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/*only www.cambridge.orghttps://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/*only pubs.rsc.orghttps://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/*only pubs.rsc.orghttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/*only iopscience.iop.orghttps://pubs.aip.org/*only pubs.aip.orghttps://journals.aps.org/*/abstract/*only journals.aps.orghttps://journals.aps.org/*/pdf/*only journals.aps.orghttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/*only ieeexplore.ieee.orghttps://dl.acm.org/doi/*only dl.acm.orghttps://www.pnas.org/doi/*only www.pnas.orghttps://www.mdpi.com/*only www.mdpi.comhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/*/articles/*only www.frontiersin.orghttps://journals.plos.org/*/article*only journals.plos.orghttps://elifesciences.org/articles/*only elifesciences.orghttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/*only royalsocietypublishing.orghttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/*only journals.sagepub.comhttps://www.annualreviews.org/doi/*only www.annualreviews.orghttps://peerj.com/articles/*only peerj.comhttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/*only www.hindawi.comhttps://portlandpress.com/*only portlandpress.comhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/*only journals.asm.orghttps://journals.physiology.org/doi/*only journals.physiology.orghttps://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/*only journals.ametsoc.orghttps://journals.uchicago.edu/doi/*only journals.uchicago.eduhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/*only www.degruyter.comhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/*only www.journals.elsevier.comhttps://doi.org/*only doi.orghttps://crossref.org/*only crossref.orghttps://researchsquare.com/*only researchsquare.comhttps://preprints.org/*only preprints.org
We keep the first 50 patterns of a list; the manifest may declare more.
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 · 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 1 browser permission.
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
3 users (last published figure)
- 2026-09-010
- 2026-09-032
- 2026-09-062
- 2026-09-083
- 2026-09-090
- 2026-09-202
- 2026-10-093
- 2026-11-023
- Last updated in the store 152 days ago, on 2026-06-03.
- No new version in the last 90 days.
What the store shows
The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.
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
agte0318. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-03 and was last updated on 2026-06-03.
How to check or remove it in Chrome
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- 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.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Questions people ask
- What can Paper Comment Extension access?
- No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 1 browser permission.
- What data does Paper Comment Extension 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 Paper Comment Extension asked for more permissions over time?
- The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
- Does Paper Comment Extension 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 2026-11-02.
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