Is Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring

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

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.

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Store data in your browser storage

Who uses it and how it is kept up

4.0M users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2025-02-13.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
• 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.

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

Google. This listing has been in the store since 2018-07-11 and was last updated on 2025-02-13.

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. Chromedia No site access · 1 permission 4 users (last published figure) ★ 5.0
2. PiP - Picture-in-Picture Extension Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 4 site patterns 112 users ★ 5.0
3. When I PiP, you PiP, we PiP Access to every site · 1 permission, 1 site pattern 18 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 Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: User activity. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.