Is Mute Words on Substack safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

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 does not link 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 substack.com, all substack.com sites, and app.substack.com

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: 3 match patterns.

• https://substack.com/* only substack.com
• https://*.substack.com/* substack.com and all its subdomains
• https://app.substack.com/* only app.substack.com

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 3 site patterns.

• https://substack.com/* only substack.com
• https://*.substack.com/* substack.com and all its subdomains
• https://app.substack.com/* only app.substack.com

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 1 browser permission.

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

3 users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2025-09-04.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

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

DadFit AI Automations & Ghostwriting, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2025-09-04 and was last updated on 2025-09-04.

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. Substack Distractions Hider No permissions at all · No permissions declared 22 users ★ 5.0
2. Margin - Substack Notes Blocker No site access · 1 permission 4 users
3. Substack Zen No site access · 1 permission 131 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 Mute Words on Substack access?

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns. It declares 1 browser permission.

What data does Mute Words on Substack collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Mute Words on Substack asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Mute Words on Substack publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.