Glean
Glean unlocks your company’s knowledge and enables powerful work AI for everyone.
Manifest V3 Overrides new tab
- Version:
- 1.2.3 (Last updated: 2025-04-18)
- Creation date:
- 2021-09-26
- Permissions:
- activeTab
- alarms
- bookmarks
- contextMenus
- history
- offscreen
- scripting
- storage
- tabs
- favicon See more
- Size:
- 234.50K
- Email:
- te*****@glean.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 19 hours ago
Ranking
User reviews
Users appreciate Glean for its fast enterprise search, integration with tools, and convenience of having quick access in the new tab, greatly enhancing productivity and easing onboarding. However, multiple users report cons including the extension forcibly hijacking the new tab page with no disable option, occasional freezing, login difficulties in corporate environments, and issues with bookmarks being blocked or disorganized. Despite these drawbacks, most reviews highlight the extension's powerful search capabilities and time-saving features as major benefits.
Pros
- Extremely useful for fast and efficient enterprise search.
- Convenient access via new tab, streamlining workflow and saving time.
- Integration with other tools like Google Docs enhances productivity.
- Facilitates easy sharing of documents with features like go links.
- Great for onboarding new employees by providing accessible company information.
Cons
- Hijacks the Chrome new tab page without an option to disable, frustrating some users.
- Issues with freezing or slow loading of the new tab.
- Login problems reported by some corporate users, causing frustration.
- Interference with bookmarks, including blocking or messing them up on new tab opens.
Recent reviews
Wonderful extension for fast enterprise search.
by 
Sandeep Sai Udandarao, 2025-04-16
Sandeep Sai Udandarao, 2025-04-16Love it! Every tab I open, Glean is there!
by 
Frank van der Bijl, 2025-01-15
Frank van der Bijl, 2025-01-15Absolutely amazing,
by 
Tafari Burke, 2024-10-15
Tafari Burke, 2024-10-15Extension safety
Risk impact
Glean requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Glean is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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