Is DeskTime url fetcher safe?

Clean risk

DeskTime url fetcher sends the active tab's URL and title to a local DeskTime client.

DeskTime url fetcher watches tab activation, tab updates, window focus changes, and a short polling interval to identify the active page. When the active tab changes, it sends the page URL and title to a DeskTime listener running on the local computer at port 55566.

DeskTimev3.0.0Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

DeskTime - no other listings under this identity

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Publisher
DeskTime

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.0.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Read and change your data on localhost:55566

    http://localhost:55566/

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed DeskTime url fetcher contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.

  • localhost:55566

    DeskTime url fetcher sends data to localhost:55566. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.

Updated 30 September 2026kphjfdjkmhnoamhfacepmnlfmmmdedoj