7.4
MaxAI: Ask AI anything as you browse (GPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc.)
🌐 Chrome ExtensionOpenAI
Save time with your AI assistant that helps you read, write, and search faster wherever you work online.
700,000 usersRating: 4.7/5v8.37.1
Medium Risk7.4/10
Scanned June 1, 2026
Risk Flags
Inject scripts into web pages
Access all websites you visit
4.9
Permissions
6.0
Developer
10.0
Data Privacy
10.0
Policy Match
Permissions (11)
Read your open tabs and navigation activity
tabsacceptable
Common for AI assistants — used by most tools in this category
Inject scripts into web pages
scriptingunusual
Not typical for AI assistants — review why this is needed
Store data locally in the browser
storageexpected
Standard for AI assistants — this permission is required for core functionality
Manage other installed extensions
managementunusual
Not typical for AI assistants — review why this is needed
Add items to right-click menus
contextMenusexpected
Standard for AI assistants — this permission is required for core functionality
Read your clipboard contents
clipboardReadunusual
Not typical for AI assistants — review why this is needed
Write to your clipboard
clipboardWriteunusual
Uncommon for AI assistants but not necessarily a concern
Unknown permission: declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessunusual
Uncommon for AI assistants but not necessarily a concern
Access all websites you visit
<all_urls>unusual
Not typical for AI assistants — review why this is needed
Access data on www.maxai.co
https://www.maxai.co/*unusual
Uncommon for AI assistants but not necessarily a concern
Access your Google Docs
https://docs.google.com/*unusual
Not typical for AI assistants — review why this is needed
Developer
NameOpenAI
Verified PublisherYes
Known EntityNot recognized
Data Flows
Extension background service
Encryptedtab data, clipboard
Privacy Policy Analysis
Policy Status
Policy found
https://www.maxai.me/privacy
Actual Data Collection
- tab data
- clipboard
Policy matches observed behavior
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