clipboardReadWhat the clipboardRead permission means for a Chrome extension
Live Chrome Web Store extensions that declare clipboardRead: 3 378, which is 1% of the 272 492 whose permissions we have read. Counted after our catalog pass of 2026-10-13.
What it lets an extension do
Read what you have copied clipboardRead
Reaches your browsing data or every site
Permissions in this group reach your browsing data or every site. Plenty of honest extensions need one; check that what the extension is for explains it.
What Chrome says when you add one
When you add an extension that declares it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:
- Read 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.
How common it is in each category
| Category | Share of extensions | Extensions |
|---|---|---|
| Make Chrome Yours · Privacy | 2% | 113 of 5 494 |
| Productivity · Tools | 2% | 1 690 of 107 201 |
| Lifestyle · Social | 2% | 112 of 7 189 |
| Productivity · Communication | 1% | 105 of 7 172 |
| Productivity · Developer | 1% | 416 of 28 504 |
| Productivity · Workflow | 1% | 615 of 45 986 |
| Productivity · Education | 1% | 121 of 11 628 |
| Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility | 1% | 75 of 8 108 |
| Lifestyle · Household | 1% | 3 of 499 |
| Make Chrome Yours · Functionality | 1% | 60 of 11 148 |
| Lifestyle · Travel | under 1% | 3 of 865 |
| Lifestyle · Art | under 1% | 9 of 3 532 |
| Lifestyle · Entertainment | under 1% | 15 of 6 424 |
| Lifestyle · Shopping | under 1% | 20 of 8 774 |
| Lifestyle · Games | under 1% | 9 of 6 920 |
| Lifestyle · Fun | under 1% | 11 of 8 509 |
| Lifestyle · Well Being | under 1% | 1 of 2 904 |
| Lifestyle · News | 0% | 0 of 1 635 |
Counted over the live extensions of each 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.
Widely installed extensions that ask for it
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Bitwarden Password Manager 8.0M users
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Mote for Google Chrome™ 2.0M users (last published figure)
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Fortinet Privileged Access Agent 1.0M users
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影刀RPA 1.0M users
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MasteryConnect LockDown Browser 1.0M users (last published figure)
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1C:Enterprise extension 1.0M users
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Ronin Wallet 900k users
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Secure Shell 900k users
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Text Blaze: Templates and Snippets 800k users
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CrxMouse: Mouse Gestures 800k users
Each links to what that extension can access and how its permissions have changed.
How to check your own extensions
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- Open its details. The Permissions section lists what Chrome granted it, in Chrome's own words.
- 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.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Other permissions
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Figures come from the public Chrome Web Store, which our own crawler reads up to 2 times a day. We do not install or audit extensions and publish no contact details for their developers. Catalog pass of .
Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built