Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 23, 2026The short version: TabTint collects nothing. It has no server, no analytics, and no account. Your settings stay on your own device in Chrome's local storage. That is the entire data story.
What data TabTint collects
None. TabTint does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information, browsing history, identifiers, or usage data.
What data TabTint stores locally
Your settings are saved to chrome.storage.local — Chrome's built-in local storage API. The stored values are:
- Master enable toggle (on / off)
- Color choice (a preset name or a hex string)
- Active favicon style (replace, corner dot, ring, or side bar)
- Inactive favicon dim percentage (0–100)
- Inactive title shorten percentage (0–100)
- The tab ID of whichever tab is currently receiving the active treatment
This data never leaves your device. It is not synced to any server, not shared with third parties, and not accessible from other extensions.
What TabTint reads from your pages
TabTint injects a content script on every page you visit (the <all_urls> host permission) for three purposes:
- Read the page's favicon URL from its
<link rel="icon">elements. - Replace that favicon with a canvas-rendered version carrying the TabTint marker (active tab) or a desaturated copy (inactive tab).
- Read and optionally rewrite
document.titlewhen the title-shorten slider is above zero.
TabTint does not read the body content of any page. Form fields, URL parameters, page text, cookies, and local storage belonging to the page are never inspected or transmitted.
Permissions the extension requests, and why
tabs— to detect when you switch tabs so the active-tab treatment can move.storage— to persist your settings across browser restarts.<all_urls>host access — required so the content script can render favicons on every site you visit.
Third parties
None. TabTint uses no analytics, no ad networks, no crash reporters, no tag managers, and no third-party scripts of any kind.
Cookies
The extension does not set or read any cookies. The tabtint.com website serves only static files and does not set cookies either.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the "Last updated" date at the top will reflect it. Because the extension does not phone home, there is no mechanism to notify users in-app — the website is the source of truth.
Contact
Questions or concerns? Reach out at hello@tabtint.com.