Is MaxAI: Ask AI anything as you browse (GPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc.) 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
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring

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 all your data on all websites
• Read your browsing history
• Read data you copy and paste
• Modify data you copy and paste

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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read what you have copied clipboardRead
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

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

Routine for an extension

• Put data on your clipboard clipboardWrite
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Store data in your browser storage

Who uses it and how it is kept up

700k users

• Last updated in the store 41 days ago, on 2026-08-24.
• No new version 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.

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.

Who publishes it

MaxAI. This listing has been in the store since 2023-03-20 and was last updated on 2026-08-24.

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. Quick Ask AI Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 9 site patterns 21 users
2. Smart Sidebar: Chat GPT, Claude & DeepSeek Access to every site · 4 permissions, 1 site pattern 400k users ★ 4.6
3. Chat with Ai (gpt ,grok ,claude,gemini) Access to every site · 5 permissions, 4 site patterns 149 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 MaxAI: Ask AI anything as you browse (GPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc.) access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 7 browser permissions.

What data does MaxAI: Ask AI anything as you browse (GPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc.) collect?

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

Has MaxAI: Ask AI anything as you browse (GPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc.) asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does MaxAI: Ask AI anything as you browse (GPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc.) publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.