Is Lux — New Tab Dashboard & Widgets 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
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages
• Web history the list of pages you visit

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 the icons of the websites you visit

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: 18 match patterns.

• https://www.googleapis.com/* only www.googleapis.com
• https://graph.microsoft.com/* only graph.microsoft.com
• https://api.spotify.com/* only api.spotify.com
• https://accounts.spotify.com/* only accounts.spotify.com
• https://api.github.com/* only api.github.com
• https://api.open-meteo.com/* only api.open-meteo.com
• https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/* only geocoding-api.open-meteo.com
• https://graphql.anilist.co/* only graphql.anilist.co
• https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/* only query1.finance.yahoo.com
• https://query2.finance.yahoo.com/* only query2.finance.yahoo.com
• https://news.google.com/* only news.google.com
• https://trends.google.com/* only trends.google.com
• and 6 more

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Read site icons favicon
• Run searches in your default search engine search
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 1 site pattern.

• https://lux.hyunwk.me/anilist/callback* only lux.hyunwk.me

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.

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.

• Read and change your browsing history history
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Read and change your bookmarks bookmarks

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% 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 5 browser permissions.

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

35 users

• Last updated in the store 18 days ago, on 2026-10-16.
• We have seen 6 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. 2026-09-02Asked for more permissions (23, was 20)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-16Version 2.1.0
2. 2026-10-12Version 2.0.4
3. 2026-09-23Version 2.0.3
4. 2026-09-10Version 2.0.2
5. 2026-09-07Version 2.0.1
6. 2026-09-02Version 2.0.0 · Asked for more permissions (23, was 20)

Who publishes it

hyun, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-29 and was last updated on 2026-10-16.

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. LinkCrusher New Tab Page and Dashboard Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 32 site patterns 5k users ★ 5.0
2. LookTab – New Tab Dashboard & Start Page Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 23 users ★ 5.0
3. Custom New Tab Dashboard Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 44 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 Lux — New Tab Dashboard & Widgets access?

Specific sites only: 18 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Lux — New Tab Dashboard & Widgets collect?

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

Has Lux — New Tab Dashboard & Widgets asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-02.

Does Lux — New Tab Dashboard & Widgets publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.