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Warning message Manifest entry that caused it Notes
Read and modify all your data on your computer and the websites you visit "plugins" The "plugins" permission is required by NPAPI plugins.
Read and modify your bookmarks "bookmarks" permission The "bookmarks" permission is required by the chrome.bookmarks module.
Read and modify your browsing history Any of the following:
  • "history" permission
  • "topSites" permission

The "history" permission is required by chrome.history.

The "topSites" permission is required by chrome.topSites.

Access your browsing activity Any of the following:
  • "tabs" permission
  • "webNavigation" permission

The "tabs" permission is required by the chrome.tabs and chrome.windows modules.

The "webNavigation" permission is required by the chrome.webNavigation module.

Manipulate settings that specify whether websites can use features such as cookies, JavaScript, plugins, geolocation, microphone, camera etc. "contentSettings" permission

The "contentSettings" permission is required by chrome.contentSettings.

Read and modify all your data on all websites you visit Any of the following:
  • "debugger" permission
  • "pageCapture" permission
  • "proxy" permission
  • A match pattern in the "permissions" field that matches all hosts
  • A "content_scripts" field with a "matches" entry that matches all hosts
  • "devtools_page"

The "debugger" permission is required by the debugger module.

The "proxy" permission is required by the chrome.proxy module.

Any of the following URLs match all hosts:

  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • *://*/*
  • <all_urls>
Note that you may be able to avoid declaring all host permissions using the activeTab permission.
Read and modify your data on {list of websites} A match pattern in the "permissions" field that specifies one or more hosts, but not all hosts

Up to 3 sites are listed by name. Subdomains aren't treated specially. For example, a.com and b.a.com are listed as different sites.

On autoupdate, the user sees a permission warning if the extension adds or changes sites. For example, going from a.com,b.com to a.com,b.com,c.com triggers a warning. Going from b.a.com to a.com, or vice versa, also triggers a warning.

Manage your apps, extensions, and themes "management" permission The "management" permission is required by the chrome.management module.
Discover devices on your local network "mdns" permission The "mdns" permission is required by the chrome.mdns module.
Detect your physical location "geolocation" permission Allows the extension to use the proposed HTML5 geolocation API without prompting the user for permission.
Access data you copy and paste "clipboardRead" permission Allows the extension to use the following editing commands with document.execCommand():
  • "copy"
  • "cut"
Manipulate privacy-related settings "privacy" permission The "privacy" permission is required by the chrome.privacy module.
Access the list of your signed-in devices "signedInDevices" permission The "signedInDevices" permission is required by the chrome.signedInDevices module.
Access all text spoken using synthesized speech "ttsEngine" permission The "ttsEngine" permission is required by the chrome.ttsEngine module.



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