Is Ayla — New Tab 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
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• 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:

• Display notifications

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.

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Tell whether you are away from the computer idle
• Show you notifications notifications
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Run searches in your default search engine search
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

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
• Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

• https://api.trello.com/* only api.trello.com
• https://auth.atlassian.com/* only auth.atlassian.com
• https://api.atlassian.com/* only api.atlassian.com

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 11 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

15 users

• Last updated in the store 7 days ago, on 2026-10-27.
• We have seen 8 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. 2026-09-25Swapped which permissions it asks for

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-27Version 5.8.0
2. 2026-10-26Version 5.7.0
3. 2026-10-23Version 5.4.8
4. 2026-10-22Version 5.4.6
5. 2026-10-19Version 5.2.2
6. 2026-10-17Version 5.2.1
7. 2026-09-28Version 5.1.1
8. 2026-09-25Version 4.9.1 · Swapped which permissions it asks for

Who publishes it

Lucky team, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-09-14 and was last updated on 2026-10-27.

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. Morimantra New Tab No site access · 1 permission 8 users (last published figure) ★ 5.0
2. Horizon Tab No site access · 2 permissions 11 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 Ayla — New Tab access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 11 browser permissions.

What data does Ayla — New Tab collect?

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

Has Ayla — New Tab asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-25.

Does Ayla — New Tab publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.