---
title: "Makro - Text Expander: Free, Private, Encrypted – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "335 users, rated 5.00 by 1 person. Version 1.17.0, updated 2026-09-05. Requests 17 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab"
---

# Makro - Text Expander: Free, Private, Encrypted

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 335
- Rating: 5.00 from 1 rating
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 22:27 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #40,399 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #9,727 of 44,474

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Free text expander with Smart Rewrite, encrypted cloud sync, and 25+ placeholders. Create shortcuts that expand instantly anywhere.

- Extension ID: `bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab`
- Developer: [techhqusa](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/uafce249b321752273928e705ab9dcc3e)
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2026-02-08
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Version: `1.17.0`
- Size: 4.58 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (7): Deutsch, English, español, français, português (Brasil), 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `makroexpander.com`
- Support page: `https://makroexpander.com/contact`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/makro-text-expander-free/bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fbhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 335 | 5.00 | 1 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `<all_urls>`: Every website
- `http://127.0.0.1:11434/*`: 127.0.0.1:11434
- `http://127.0.0.1:1234/*`: 127.0.0.1:1234
- `http://localhost:11434/*`: localhost:11434
- `http://localhost:1234/*`: localhost:1234
- `https://api.makroexpander.com/*`: api.makroexpander.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `clipboardRead`: Read what you copy
- `clipboardWrite`: Change what's in your clipboard
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 22:27 UTC; next check around 2026-10-15.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Makro - Text Expander: Free, Private, Encrypted” (bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab,
  title   = {Makro - Text Expander: Free, Private, Encrypted (bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bhcpanhhhmdniimlloacbealboendfab},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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