Is NotebookLM Extension (Gemini Notebook) - ExtendLM safe?

Low risk

NotebookLM Extension - ExtendLM sends a persistent anonymous UUID to Google Analytics on every extension interaction.

The extension enhances Google NotebookLM by adding features such as folder management, audio recording, and source organization, operating exclusively on notebooklm.google.com. On first launch it generates a random UUID and stores it in local storage, then sends this identifier alongside event names and parameters to Google Analytics each time the user opens the popup, views a page, or clicks a button. No browsing history or notebook content is included in these analytics payloads.

Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.

ExtendLMv2.6.95Chrome Web Store
15Risk
Who publishes it

ExtendLM - no other listings under this identity, 11 shared hostnames

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
ExtendLM

Shared hosts - 11 hostnames

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

api.osf.io
Also called by 1 other listing: Lazy Scholar
api.plos.org
Also called by 2 other listings, including Distill
chemrxiv.org
Also called by 2 other listings, including Supawork AI Scholar Helper | Academic Translation
a9.com
Also called by 4 other listings
federalregister.gov
Also called by 4 other listings, including PERRLA — APA & MLA Citation Generator for Research Papers
fred.stlouisfed.org
Also called by 4 other listings
imsglobal.org
Also called by 4 other listings, including NotebookLM Quiz Exporter, HMH Player
ntrs.nasa.gov
Also called by 4 other listings
osf.io
Also called by 4 other listings, including Lazy Scholar
hal.science
Also called by 5 other listings
openstax.org
Also called by 6 other listings, including PERRLA — APA & MLA Citation Generator for Research Papers

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

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Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed NotebookLM Extension (Gemini Notebook) - ExtendLM 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.

  • www.google-analytics.comwidely used

    NotebookLM Extension (Gemini Notebook) - ExtendLM sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 388 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.

Updated 2 November 2026jefclkefiknlccjcjmkkhlcfkdgcmgcm