Is Waps: Direct WhatsApp Message safe to install?

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
• Read your browsing history
• Read data you copy and paste

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: 7 match patterns.

• https://wa.me/* only wa.me
• https://web.whatsapp.com/* only web.whatsapp.com
• https://api.whatsapp.com/* only api.whatsapp.com
• https://www.google-analytics.com/* only www.google-analytics.com
• https://api.whop.com/* only api.whop.com
• https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/* only generativelanguage.googleapis.com
• https://translate.googleapis.com/* only translate.googleapis.com

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read what you have copied clipboardRead
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
• See when you navigate between pages webNavigation

Routine for an extension

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

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 21% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 6 browser permissions.

• Read what you have copied (clipboardRead): 2% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 29% 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

18 users

• Last updated in the store 2 days ago, on 2026-10-03.
• We have seen 4 new versions 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.

1. 2026-10-01Asked for more permissions (13, was 11)
2. 2026-09-18Asked for more permissions (11, was 9)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-03Version 1.3.10
2. 2026-10-01Version 1.3.2 · Asked for more permissions (13, was 11)
3. 2026-09-18Version 1.2.6 · Asked for more permissions (11, was 9)
4. 2026-09-16Version 1.2.5

Who publishes it

Juanzor. This listing has been in the store since 2026-09-12 and was last updated on 2026-10-03.

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. WhatsApp Quick Message No permissions at all · No permissions declared 210 users ★ 5.0
2. WA Quick Chat No site access · 1 permission 4 users ★ 5.0
3. DM For WhatsApp No site access · 1 permission 4 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 Waps: Direct WhatsApp Message access?

Specific sites only: 7 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does Waps: Direct WhatsApp Message 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 Waps: Direct WhatsApp Message asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-01.

Does Waps: Direct WhatsApp Message publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.