Is BalanceTab — New Tab Page safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• 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:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites
• Read the icons of the websites you visit
• Read your browsing history
• Detect your physical location

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: 5 match patterns.

• https://ipinfo.io/* only ipinfo.io
• https://api.open-meteo.com/* only api.open-meteo.com
• https://fonts.googleapis.com/* only fonts.googleapis.com
• https://fonts.gstatic.com/* only fonts.gstatic.com
• https://suggestqueries.google.com/* only suggestqueries.google.com

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read your location geolocation
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• See and restore recently closed tabs sessions

Routine for an extension

• Read site icons favicon
• Run searches in your default search engine search
• 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 Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% 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 7 browser permissions.

• Read your location (geolocation): 1% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 20% 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

61 users

• Last updated in the store 57 days ago, on 2026-09-06.
• We have seen 1 new version 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.

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

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-06Version 2.11.1

Who publishes it

The store lists no publisher name, who publishes 5 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-04-01 and was last updated on 2026-09-06.

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. TabOS — New Tab Reimagined No permissions at all · No permissions declared 41 users
2. MyTab: Custom New Tab Launcher No permissions at all · No permissions declared 76 users ★ 4.5
3. Horizon Tab No site access · 2 permissions 21 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 BalanceTab — New Tab Page access?

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns. It declares 7 browser permissions.

What data does BalanceTab — New Tab Page collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: 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 BalanceTab — New Tab Page asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does BalanceTab — New Tab Page publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.