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What the topSites permission means for a Chrome extension

Live Chrome Web Store extensions that declare topSites: 1 128, which is under 1% of the 270 859 whose permissions we have read. Counted after our catalog pass of 2026-10-10.

What it lets an extension do

See the sites you visit most topSites

Worth knowing

Worth knowing about, but limited to one kind of data or one part of the browser.

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
Lifestyle · Fun5%433 of 8 489
Lifestyle · Travel1%12 of 855
Make Chrome Yours · Functionality1%139 of 11 127
Lifestyle · News1%17 of 1 631
Lifestyle · Art1%32 of 3 519
Lifestyle · Well Beingunder 1%13 of 2 878
Productivity · Workflowunder 1%170 of 45 721
Lifestyle · Entertainmentunder 1%22 of 6 363
Productivity · Educationunder 1%28 of 11 516
Productivity · Toolsunder 1%217 of 106 510
Make Chrome Yours · Accessibilityunder 1%15 of 8 075
Lifestyle · Gamesunder 1%8 of 6 897
Lifestyle · Shoppingunder 1%5 of 8 708
Lifestyle · Socialunder 1%4 of 7 160
Make Chrome Yours · Privacyunder 1%3 of 5 449
Productivity · Developerunder 1%9 of 28 348
Productivity · Communicationunder 1%1 of 7 120
Lifestyle · Household0%0 of 493

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. ChatGPT Access to every site · 18 permissions, 1 site pattern 6.0M users ★ 2.8
  2. Visual Bookmarks Access to specific sites only · 12 permissions, 17 site patterns 2.0M users ★ 3.4
  3. i芒果・新标签页 Access to every site · 8 permissions, 1 site pattern 600k users ★ 3.7
  4. OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web Access to specific sites only · 5 permissions, 1 site pattern 500k users ★ 4.6
  5. Speed Dial 2 New tab Access to every site · 7 permissions, 2 site patterns 300k users ★ 4.1
  6. Google Arts & Culture Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 3 site patterns 200k users ★ 4.5
  7. WebStart+ New Tab Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 1 site pattern 100k users ★ 5.0
  8. Infinite Dashboard - New Tab like no other Access to every site · 7 permissions, 1 site pattern 100k users ★ 4.4
  9. Rovo: Search, Chat, and more Access to specific sites only · 14 permissions, 5 site patterns 100k users ★ 4.5
  10. BattleTabs No site access · 3 permissions 70k 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 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 .

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