Chat Plus for Google Chat™

Enable additional features in Google Chat.

Chat Plus for Google Chat™ is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your Google Chat experience with a suite of productivity tools. It offers advanced features like instant polling to gather feedback, convenient text snippets for sharing code or text, and popout chat windows for multitasking across desktops.

Additional functionalities include canned responses for quick replies, audio and video recording directly within the chat, and a sketchpad for creating drawings or flowcharts. Users can dictate messages across multiple languages, securely encrypt messages with passwords, share locations with Google Maps links, bookmark important messages, set reminders, and even schedule messages to be sent later.

Chat Plus also supports sending pre-formatted code blocks, copying direct message links, previewing color codes and audio files, forwarding messages to multiple spaces, and downloading chat history in CSV or Excel formats. With continuous updates and internationalization support, this extension is ideal for professionals seeking enhanced communication and collaboration within Google Chat.

By:
http://tabgraf.com/
Users:
10,000
Rating:
3.61
(54)
Version:
9.9 Last updated: 2025-07-19
Creation date:
2021-09-25
Risk:
Very high risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • clipboardRead
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • https://mail.google.com/*
  • https://chat.google.com/*
  • https://www.googleapis.com/*
Size:
6.87MB
Email:
su*****@tabgraf.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:
2025-07-19
Setup email notification for Chat Plus for Google Chat™

User reviews

Users appreciate Chat Plus for Google Chat™ for its valuable enhancements like message scheduling and improved chat features, with good support and usability in corporate settings. However, multiple users report recurring problems such as broken scheduled messages, interface glitches after updates, lack of language support (notably Hebrew), and concerns about excessive permissions and sluggish performance. Despite these issues, many find it a significant productivity boost, though some are waiting for fixes to regain full functionality.
Pros
  • Significantly enhances Google Chat experience with useful features like message scheduling, custom polling, and speech to text.
  • Good support and easy to use, appreciated in company environments for internal communication.
  • Highly recommended by users who find it very helpful and excellent.
  • Developer is attentive and responsive to user feedback.
Cons
  • Scheduled message functionality often breaks or doesn't work properly after updates.
  • Extension causes interface issues such as hiding writing bar or messed-up layout, especially after Google Chrome or Google Chat updates.
  • Lack of support for certain languages like Hebrew and multitasking issues with chat windows.
  • Extension sometimes causes system slowdowns and requires extensive permissions raising privacy concerns.
  • Some features, like bookmarking messages and quote feature, are confusing or broken.
Recent reviews
It seems like a does a lot of great features. The hyperlinks don't go through on scheduled messages. Sad to say, but that is a need.
by Ch*****, 2025-06-23

parece bom mas não consigo usar em outro idioma, que não seja vietnamita
by el*****, 2025-01-29

good
by พิ*****, 2024-10-31
View all user reviews ›

Extension safety

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Chat Plus for Google Chat™ requires a lot of sensitive permissions. 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.
  • Critical ******* ****** ** *** ********* ******** ********************
  • High ******* ******* **** *** ****** ***** *** ***** ** ******* **** ********* ********* ** * *********** *****
  • High ****** ******* *** ********* ********* ******** ***** *** ** ********** ****** * ******** ******* *****
Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Chat Plus for Google Chat™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
  • High **** ********* *** *** **** ****** ********* ********** *** *** ** ****** ** *****
  • Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
  • Good **** ********* ** ****** ** ********
  • Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******
Upgrade to see full risk analysis details

Promo images

Chat Plus for Google Chat™ marquee promo image
Marquee promo image
Small promo image

Compare extensions

Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Chat Plus for Google Chat™:

Popular extensions / apps

Here are some popular extensions / apps that you might be interested in: