Is Momentum safe to install?
Momentum asks for 3 browser permissions and declares no blanket site access. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.
What the developer says, and 5 screenshots
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At a glance
Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.
- Site access
- No site access
- Data collection
- 2 kinds of data declared
- Upkeep
- Updated 12 days ago
- Audience
- 2.0M users · 4.2/5
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
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 all momentumdash.com sites
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.
Routine for an extension
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Tell whether you are away from the computer
idle -
Run work in a hidden page
offscreen -
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://*.momentumdash.com/*momentumdash.com and all its subdomains
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. It may later ask for access to every site.
- See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs - Read and change your bookmarks
bookmarks - Run its own code on the pages it can access
scripting
Show the remaining 7
- See and restore recently closed tabs
sessions - See the sites you visit most
topSites - Schedule work to run later
alarms - Read site icons
favicon - Show you notifications
notifications - Run searches in your default search engine
search - Organise your tabs into groups
tabGroups
file:///*files on your computer opened in the browser*://*/*every site
How usual this is for its category
In Productivity · Workflow, 19% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.
The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 3 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
2.0M users
- 2026-09-012M
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- 2026-09-132M
- 2026-09-152Mreleased 2.27.6
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- Last updated in the store 12 days ago, on 2026-10-20.
- We have seen 5 new versions 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.
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.
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Versions we have seen
- Version 2.27.9
- Version 2.27.8
- Version 2.27.7
- Version 2.27.6
- Version 2.27.5
Who publishes it
Momentum. This listing has been in the store since 2013-10-02 and was last updated on 2026-10-20.
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melo 14 users
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Morimantra New Tab 8 users (last published figure)
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Productive New Tab Extension 2 users
How to check or remove it in Chrome
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- 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.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Questions people ask
- What can Momentum access?
- No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 3 browser permissions.
- What data does Momentum collect?
- The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Authentication information. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
- Has Momentum asked for more permissions over time?
- The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
- Does Momentum publish a privacy policy?
- Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.
We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-11-01.
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