Is ReachOwl - Social media DM automation tool 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
• Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages

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:

• Display notifications
• Block content on any page
• 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: 23 match patterns.

• https://facebook.com/* only facebook.com
• https://upload.facebook.com/* only upload.facebook.com
• https://www.upload.facebook.com/* only www.upload.facebook.com
• http://localhost:8000/* only localhost
• http://127.0.0.1:8000/* only 127.0.0.1
• https://www.facebook.com/* only www.facebook.com
• https://web.facebook.com/* only web.facebook.com
• https://*.reachowl.com/* reachowl.com and all its subdomains
• https://www.instagram.com/* only www.instagram.com
• https://*.fbcdn.net/* fbcdn.net and all its subdomains
• https://*.quora.com/* quora.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.reddit.com/* reddit.com and all its subdomains
• and 11 more

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access cookies
• Change which proxy your browser connects through proxy
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests by rules it declares in advance declarativeNetRequest
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Show you notifications notifications
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 4 site patterns.

• https://facebook.com/* only facebook.com
• https://www.facebook.com/* only www.facebook.com
• https://web.facebook.com/* only web.facebook.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.

Sites that can connect to it

Web pages matching these patterns can open a messaging channel to it: 14 site patterns.

• https://upload.facebook.com/* only upload.facebook.com
• https://www.upload.facebook.com/* only www.upload.facebook.com
• https://*.reachowl.com/* reachowl.com and all its subdomains

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 Lifestyle · Social, 8% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 9 browser permissions.

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access (cookies): 9% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• Change which proxy your browser connects through (proxy): under 1% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 26% 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

934 users

• Last updated in the store 3 days ago, on 2026-10-28.
• We have seen 11 new versions 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.

1. 2026-10-02Asked for more permissions (32, was 27)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-28Version 23.3.4
2. 2026-10-27Version 23.3.2
3. 2026-10-23Version 23.2.2
4. 2026-10-20Version 23.2.1
5. 2026-10-16Version 23.1.5
6. 2026-10-12Version 23.1.4
7. 2026-10-03Version 23.1.1
8. 2026-10-02Version 23.1.0 · Asked for more permissions (32, was 27)

Who publishes it

botsify-team. This listing has been in the store since 2023-03-12 and was last updated on 2026-10-28.

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. Outreach OS Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 2 site patterns 90 users ★ 5.0
2. Xooma Intelligence Connector Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 3 site patterns 16 users ★ 1.0
3. Customer Connector Access to specific sites only · 5 permissions, 3 site patterns 10 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 ReachOwl - Social media DM automation tool access?

Specific sites only: 23 match patterns. It declares 9 browser permissions.

What data does ReachOwl - Social media DM automation tool collect?

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

Has ReachOwl - Social media DM automation tool asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-02.

Does ReachOwl - Social media DM automation tool publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.