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What the tabGroups permission means for a Chrome extension

Live Chrome Web Store extensions that declare tabGroups: 3 383, which is 1% of the 270 886 whose permissions we have read. Counted after our catalog pass of 2026-10-10.

What it lets an extension do

Organise your tabs into groups tabGroups

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

When you add an extension that declares it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

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

How common it is in each category
CategoryShare of extensionsExtensions
Make Chrome Yours · Functionality3%316 of 11 127
Productivity · Workflow2%1 019 of 45 728
Productivity · Tools1%1 580 of 106 524
Productivity · Developer1%297 of 28 347
Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility1%61 of 8 075
Lifestyle · Travelunder 1%3 of 855
Productivity · Educationunder 1%26 of 11 519
Productivity · Communicationunder 1%16 of 7 120
Lifestyle · Socialunder 1%14 of 7 160
Lifestyle · Shoppingunder 1%17 of 8 710
Make Chrome Yours · Privacyunder 1%8 of 5 449
Lifestyle · Entertainmentunder 1%9 of 6 364
Lifestyle · Well Beingunder 1%3 of 2 878
Lifestyle · Fununder 1%8 of 8 489
Lifestyle · Artunder 1%3 of 3 521
Lifestyle · Gamesunder 1%3 of 6 897
Lifestyle · Household0%0 of 492
Lifestyle · News0%0 of 1 631

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. Claude Access to every site · 16 permissions, 1 site pattern 18.0M users ★ 2.9
  2. ChatGPT Access to every site · 18 permissions, 1 site pattern 6.0M users ★ 2.8
  3. Meta Ads Data Advisor Access to every site · 13 permissions, 1 site pattern 3.0M users ★ 3.9
  4. Open Multiple URLs No site access · 3 permissions 800k users ★ 4.7
  5. Manus AI Browser Operator Access to every site · 7 permissions, 1 site pattern 500k users ★ 4.3
  6. AutoGLM Access to every site · 15 permissions, 1 site pattern 400k users ★ 2.3
  7. Split Screen for Google Chrome No site access · 4 permissions 300k users ★ 3.7
  8. Kimi Access to every site · 15 permissions, 1 site pattern 300k users ★ 4.0
  9. Vidyard - Screen Recorder & Screen Capture Access to every site · 10 permissions, 1 site pattern 300k users ★ 4.2
  10. Browser Lock | Lock Your Browser Access to specific sites only · 8 permissions, 1 site pattern 200k 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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