# Why the extension asks to read and change data on websites

> Chrome shows that warning for any extension that works on every site. Jetwriter needs it to add its buttons and read the page you use it on.

- Applies to: The extension in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera or Vivaldi
- Updated: Nov 7, 2026
- Web page: https://jetwriter.ai/help/extension-permissions

When you add Jetwriter AI (formerly ChatGPT Writer), Chrome warns that it can "Read and change all your data on all websites". Chrome shows this for every extension that works on any site you visit. Jetwriter needs it to put its **AI Reply** button and its toolbar on the sites you use, to read the email or page you use it on, and to put the reply you choose into the text box. It doesn't send a page's text to Jetwriter until you ask it for a response there, and it never sends an email or message for you.

Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi show a similar warning when you install it.

## What "read and change" means for Jetwriter

-   **Read:** when you click **AI Reply**, select text, or open Jetwriter on a page, it reads that conversation, selection or page so the AI can use it in your reply. Otherwise it only watches for where to show its buttons, and for text you select. See [Is Jetwriter AI safe? What it reads and keeps](https://jetwriter.ai/help/what-jetwriter-reads).
-   **Change:** it adds its buttons to the page, and when you click **Insert**, it puts the reply into the site's text box. You check the reply and send it yourself.
-   **All websites:** Jetwriter has an **AI Reply** button in Gmail, Outlook, WhatsApp Web, LinkedIn, Slack, X, Zoho Mail, Zendesk and Freshdesk, and works on any other site through selected text, its toolbar icon and its keyboard shortcut. That's why it asks for every site rather than a list.

## The other permissions

Jetwriter asks for three more permissions. None of them adds a warning when you install it.

| Permission | What Jetwriter uses it for |
| --- | --- |
| Storage | Saves your sign-in and your Jetwriter settings in your browser. |
| Scripting | Starts Jetwriter in tabs that were already open when you installed or updated it, and in a tab where it isn't running yet when you click its icon. |
| Context menus | Adds **Jetwriter AI** to the menu that opens when you right-click a page. |

The extension also lets jetwriter.ai talk to it, so signing in or out on the website signs the extension in or out too. See [Sign out or switch to another account](https://jetwriter.ai/help/sign-out-switch-accounts).

## Limit the sites Jetwriter can access

You can let Jetwriter work on some sites only. On the other sites, its **AI Reply** button and the toolbar for selected text don't appear, and it can't read those pages when you open it there.

1.  Type `chrome://extensions` in the address bar (`edge://extensions` in Edge, `brave://extensions` in Brave) and press Enter.
2.  Under **Jetwriter AI**, click **Details**.
3.  Under **Site access**, choose **On specific sites** and add each site you use Jetwriter on, such as `mail.google.com`. Or choose **On click**, so Jetwriter gets access to a site only when you click its icon in the toolbar there.

To bring the buttons back everywhere, set **Site access** to **On all sites** and reload your tabs.

If you only want the toolbar on selected text to stop appearing on some sites, Jetwriter's own settings can hide it while keeping everything else: see [Hide the Jetwriter popup on a site, or everywhere](https://jetwriter.ai/help/hide-the-popup).

## Connecting Gmail is a separate permission

The extension's permissions don't give Jetwriter access to your Gmail account. Connecting Gmail, so replies follow the way you write, is optional and separate: Google asks for it on its own screen when you connect. See [Connect Gmail so replies use your past emails, or disconnect it](https://jetwriter.ai/help/connect-gmail).

## If you'd rather not give it access

Remove the extension: open `chrome://extensions`, find **Jetwriter AI** and click **Remove**. Removing it doesn't cancel a paid plan: see [Cancel your Jetwriter AI subscription](https://jetwriter.ai/help/cancel-subscription). You can still use Jetwriter without the extension in the web app at [jetwriter.ai/app](https://jetwriter.ai/app).

## Related articles

- [Is Jetwriter AI safe? What it reads and keeps](https://jetwriter.ai/help/what-jetwriter-reads.md): Jetwriter reads only what you use it on, such as the email or chat you click AI Reply in, the page you open it on, or text you select.
- [Install the Jetwriter AI extension](https://jetwriter.ai/help/install-jetwriter.md): Add Jetwriter AI to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store, or to Edge from Edge Add-ons. Brave, Opera and Vivaldi use the Chrome Web Store. Installing is free.
- [Hide the Jetwriter popup on a site, or everywhere](https://jetwriter.ai/help/hide-the-popup.md): Point at the X on the toolbar that appears when you select text, then choose Disable on this site or Disable on all sites. Undo it in Settings.
- [Connect Gmail so replies use your past emails, or disconnect it](https://jetwriter.ai/help/connect-gmail.md): Connect Gmail in Jetwriter's settings so replies follow how you write and use details from past emails. It's read-only, free, and you can disconnect anytime.

## Still need help?

Email support@jetwriter.ai.