Is Tab Manager by Workona Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This tab manager requests permissions to read and modify your open tabs, access your browsing history, and use unlimited local storage. These are typical for a session-saving tool that needs to restore, organize, and search across tabs and previously closed windows. The ability to see your web history and all active page URLs is a normal scope for the category, but it also means the extension has a broad view of your online activity.

Tab managers inherently handle sensitive data by design. A careful user should be aware that granting history and tabs access lets the extension potentially collect a detailed record of visited sites. While the developer declares it collects web history and states it does not sell data or use it for unrelated purposes, such permissions always carry a risk if the software were ever compromised or its ownership changed. It is wise to consider how essential the feature is and whether you trust the publisher with that level of access.

Looking at the fact sheet, the extension enjoys strong community trust with a high reputation score and positive user ratings, which is a reassuring sign. However, the weakest dimension is Maintenance & Ownership, with a notably low score. This could reflect infrequent updates or limited transparency around the developer’s long-term stewardship, which is an important consideration for an extension that can monitor your browsing. Combining this with the strong privacy and permissions scores paints a picture of a capable but potentially under-maintained tool, so users should monitor it for ongoing updates.