Watchdog audits every installed extension — permissions, risk scores, network calls, and behaviour changes. One tool for complete visibility and control.
Every installed extension scored Low, Medium, or High based on its actual permission combinations — not vague labels. Dangerous permissions flagged in red. Browser health score shows your overall exposure at a glance.
Badge count and desktop notification the instant a new extension installs or an existing one quietly gains new permissions after an update. The change Chrome never tells you about — Watchdog does.
Create named profiles — Work, Research, Gaming. Activate a profile and only those extensions run. Everything else disables automatically. Switch in one tap. Schedule profiles to activate on a time window.
Define your own risk thresholds. Always flag extensions with cookie access as High. Whitelist Grammarly so it never shows warnings. Force any extension to Low risk once you've verified it. Your rules override the defaults.
All monitoring happens on your device. Watchdog itself makes zero network calls during normal use. No account, no telemetry, no data ever sent anywhere. The one exception: license validation, which sends only your license key to our server — nothing about your extensions or browsing.
Every permission explained in plain English. Know exactly what access you've granted.
Low / Medium / High based on actual permission combinations, not guesswork.
Badge count when a new extension installs or gains permissions after an update.
Flags extensions unused for 30+ days that still hold sensitive permissions.
Auto-activate your Work profile on weekdays 9–5. Browser adapts to your schedule.
Monthly report of everything that changed. Export as PDF for your records.
Side-by-side permission diff between two extensions. Make informed decisions.
Removes UTM, fbclid, gclid and 30+ tracking tags from URLs automatically.
Start with a full 14-day Pro trial. No credit card. Upgrade only if it's worth it to you.
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No. Watchdog monitors your extensions, not your browsing. It reads extension metadata and listens for network calls made by extensions — not the websites you visit. All data stays on your device.
Free gives you visibility — see what every extension can do and get alerted when something changes. Pro adds control — disable extensions, create profiles, set schedules, write custom rules, generate audit reports.
Watchdog can see which domains extensions contact via HTTP/HTTPS and alert you when a new domain appears. It cannot read the content of encrypted requests — those are private.
Yes — Watchdog uses Chrome's management API which has access to every installed extension. It also monitors disabled extensions, since they still hold their permissions even when inactive.
Pro features stop working and you revert to Free automatically. All your data is preserved — nothing is deleted. You can purchase a Pro license at any time to reactivate.
No. Pro is a one-time $29 payment. No recurring charges, no renewal reminders. One payment, yours forever including all future updates.
No measurably. The background service worker polls every 24 seconds using Chrome's alarm API — a standard low-overhead pattern. Watchdog uses less memory than most extensions it monitors.
One license key works on any number of your own devices. Enter the same key in Watchdog Settings on each machine.
Free forever. Pro trial included. No credit card needed.
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