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Chrome extension by hidetube · Productivity · Workflow

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 27 users, barely installed. Audience over the last 30 days: +1.

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

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
27
Rating
5.0 (1 ratings)
Users, last 30 days
+1
Rating, last 30 days
Steady over 30 days
Version
1.7.2
Updated in the store
2026-02-01
Published
2025-08-06
Manifest
V3
Browser access
5 permissions

How it has moved

Users
+1 since 02.10
24-34 · 13 readings
  1. 2026-10-0527
  2. 2026-10-0828
  3. 2026-10-0931
  4. 2026-10-1030
  5. 2026-10-1831
  6. 2026-10-1932
  7. 2026-10-2134
  8. 2026-10-2232
  9. 2026-10-2327
  10. 2026-10-2426
  11. 2026-10-2524
  12. 2026-10-2927
  13. 2026-11-0127
Rating
unchanged since 02.10
reviewsrating 5.00 · 13 readings
  1. 2026-10-05reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-10-08reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-10-09reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-10-10reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-10-18reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-10-19reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-10-21reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-10-22reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-10-23reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-10-24reviews1rating5.00
  11. 2026-10-25reviews1rating5.00
  12. 2026-10-29reviews1rating5.00
  13. 2026-11-01reviews1rating5.00
Users
-1 since 31.08
24-34 · 25 readings
  1. 2026-08-3128
  2. 2026-09-0429
  3. 2026-09-0530
  4. 2026-09-0728
  5. 2026-09-0926
  6. 2026-09-1328
  7. 2026-09-1532
  8. 2026-09-1733
  9. 2026-09-2031
  10. 2026-09-2129
  11. 2026-09-2527
  12. 2026-09-2826
  13. 2026-10-0527
  14. 2026-10-0828
  15. 2026-10-0931
  16. 2026-10-1030
  17. 2026-10-1831
  18. 2026-10-1932
  19. 2026-10-2134
  20. 2026-10-2232
  21. 2026-10-2327
  22. 2026-10-2426
  23. 2026-10-2524
  24. 2026-10-2927
  25. 2026-11-0127
Rating
unchanged since 31.08
reviewsrating 5.00 · 25 readings
  1. 2026-08-31reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-04reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-05reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-07reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-09reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-09-13reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-09-15reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-09-17reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-09-20reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-09-21reviews1rating5.00
  11. 2026-09-25reviews1rating5.00
  12. 2026-09-28reviews1rating5.00
  13. 2026-10-05reviews1rating5.00
  14. 2026-10-08reviews1rating5.00
  15. 2026-10-09reviews1rating5.00
  16. 2026-10-10reviews1rating5.00
  17. 2026-10-18reviews1rating5.00
  18. 2026-10-19reviews1rating5.00
  19. 2026-10-21reviews1rating5.00
  20. 2026-10-22reviews1rating5.00
  21. 2026-10-23reviews1rating5.00
  22. 2026-10-24reviews1rating5.00
  23. 2026-10-25reviews1rating5.00
  24. 2026-10-29reviews1rating5.00
  25. 2026-11-01reviews1rating5.00

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What it can reach

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

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
  • Schedule work to run later alarms
  • Show you notifications notifications
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What changed recently

Nothing has moved on this listing since we started watching it.

The publisher

hidetube.

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