Is Opalite for Instagram | AI Web Client 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

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
• Block content on any page

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: 6 match patterns.

• *://*.instagram.com/* instagram.com and all its subdomains
• *://*.inssist.com/* inssist.com and all its subdomains
• *://opalitestudios.com/* only opalitestudios.com
• *://*.opalitestudios.com/* opalitestudios.com and all its subdomains
• *://*.fbcdn.net/* fbcdn.net and all its subdomains
• *://*.cdninstagram.com/* cdninstagram.com and all its subdomains

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access cookies

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests by rules it declares in advance declarativeNetRequest
• Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Keep running while the browser is open background
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Social, 9% 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 9 browser permissions.

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access (cookies): 9% 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

428 users

• Last updated in the store 2 days ago, on 2026-10-06.
• We have seen 9 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. 2026-09-24Asked for more permissions (15, was 14)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-06Version 40.7.3
2. 2026-09-25Version 40.7.2
3. 2026-09-24Version 40.7.0 · Asked for more permissions (15, was 14)
4. 2026-09-16Version 40.6.3
5. 2026-09-14Version 40.6.2
6. 2026-09-12Version 40.5.1
7. 2026-09-11Version 40.5.0
8. 2026-09-10Version 40.4.0

Who publishes it

Opalite Studios, who publishes 9 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-03-25 and was last updated on 2026-10-06.

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. StaBoost: Smart Assistant for Social Media — Fast DMs, Tags & Stories Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 7 site patterns 9 users ★ 5.0
2. InStories – Create Instagram Stories Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 11 site patterns 16 users
3. Instagram Enhancer Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 6 site patterns 242 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 Opalite for Instagram | AI Web Client access?

Specific sites only: 6 match patterns. It declares 9 browser permissions.

What data does Opalite for Instagram | AI Web Client collect?

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

Has Opalite for Instagram | AI Web Client asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-24.

Does Opalite for Instagram | AI Web Client publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.