Is ShortcutX safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates

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:

• Detect your physical location

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.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read your location geolocation

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse.

• https://api.open-meteo.com/* only api.open-meteo.com
• https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/* only geocoding-api.open-meteo.com

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 2 browser permissions.

• Read your location (geolocation): under 1% 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

89 users

• Last updated in the store 35 days ago, on 2026-10-10.
• We have seen 1 new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• 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.

1. 2026-10-10Asked for more permissions (2, was 1)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-10Version 2.0 · Asked for more permissions (2, was 1)

Who publishes it

Sabbir, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-18 and was last updated on 2026-10-10.

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. Chrome Shortcuts No permissions at all · No permissions declared 3 users (last published figure)
2. LaunchPad+ No site access · 1 permission 5 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 ShortcutX access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 2 browser permissions.

What data does ShortcutX collect?

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

Has ShortcutX asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does ShortcutX publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.