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What the contextMenus permission means for a Chrome extension

Live Chrome Web Store extensions that declare contextMenus: 32 804, which is 12% of the 270 886 whose permissions we have read. Counted after our catalog pass of 2026-10-10.

What it lets an extension do

Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus

Routine for an extension

Routine for an extension: on its own it does not reach your browsing data or the pages you open.

What Chrome says when you add one

We know of no install warning Chrome shows for this permission on its own. Chrome may still warn about the site access an extension declares alongside it.

How common it is in each category

How common it is in each category
CategoryShare of extensionsExtensions
Productivity · Education17%1 998 of 11 519
Productivity · Tools15%15 669 of 106 524
Productivity · Communication14%963 of 7 120
Productivity · Workflow13%6 158 of 45 728
Make Chrome Yours · Privacy12%674 of 5 449
Lifestyle · Art11%399 of 3 521
Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility11%883 of 8 075
Productivity · Developer10%2 928 of 28 347
Lifestyle · News10%158 of 1 631
Lifestyle · Shopping9%809 of 8 710
Lifestyle · Social8%563 of 7 160
Lifestyle · Household8%37 of 492
Make Chrome Yours · Functionality7%802 of 11 127
Lifestyle · Travel6%50 of 855
Lifestyle · Entertainment4%285 of 6 364
Lifestyle · Well Being4%114 of 2 878
Lifestyle · Fun3%227 of 8 489
Lifestyle · Games1%87 of 6 897

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

  1. Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools Access to every site · 15 permissions, 1 site pattern 344.0M users ★ 4.4
  2. 迅雷下载支持 Access to every site · 9 permissions, 3 site patterns 78.0M users ★ 2.9
  3. AdBlock — block ads across the web Access to every site · 11 permissions, 1 site pattern 65.0M users ★ 4.5
  4. Adblock Plus - free ad blocker Access to every site · 10 permissions, 1 site pattern 40.0M users ★ 4.4
  5. Google Translate No site access · 5 permissions 39.0M users ★ 4.2
  6. Read&Write for Google Chrome™ Access to every site · 13 permissions, 1 site pattern 19.0M users ★ 3.4
  7. Kami for Google Chrome™ Access to every site · 9 permissions, 1 site pattern 18.0M users ★ 4.6
  8. AdGuard AdBlocker Access to every site · 11 permissions, 1 site pattern 17.0M users ★ 4.7
  9. VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection Access to every site · 16 permissions, 1 site pattern 15.0M users ★ 4.2
  10. Tampermonkey Access to every site · 17 permissions, 1 site pattern 12.0M users ★ 4.7

Each links to what that extension can access and how its permissions have changed.

How to check your own extensions

  1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
  2. Open its details. The Permissions section lists what Chrome granted it, in Chrome's own words.
  3. 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.
  4. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Other permissions

Figures come from our own daily pass over the public Chrome Web Store. We do not install or audit extensions and publish no contact details for their developers. Catalog pass of .

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Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built