---
title: "NewsForge - News Reader & Translator – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "No user count, no ratings yet. Version 26.4.13, updated 2026-04-12. Requests 15 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb"
---

# NewsForge - News Reader & Translator

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: the store shows no user count
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 07:17 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Clean reader mode with AI translation, screenshots, PDF export and encrypted backups for major news sites.

- Extension ID: `pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb`
- Developer: [zhaodengfeng](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u95b509b99bae723ac3eb8ce04a760c73)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-03-31
- Last updated: 2026-04-12
- Version: `26.4.13`
- Size: 243 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United States)
- Privacy policy: `https://github.com/zhaodengfeng/newsforge/blob/main/PRIVACY.md`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/newsforge-news-reader-tra/pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fpcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | – | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://*.bloomberg.com/*`: bloomberg.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.economist.com/*`: economist.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.ft.com/*`: ft.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.newyorker.com/*`: newyorker.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nyt.com/*`: nyt.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nytimes.com/*`: nytimes.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.scmp.com/*`: scmp.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.wsj.com/*`: wsj.com and its subdomains
- `https://api-free.deepl.com/*`: api-free.deepl.com
- `https://api.deepl.com/*`: api.deepl.com
- `https://media.newyorker.com/*`: media.newyorker.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://*.bloomberg.com/*`: bloomberg.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.economist.com/*`: economist.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.ft.com/*`: ft.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.newyorker.com/*`: newyorker.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nyt.com/*`: nyt.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nytimes.com/*`: nytimes.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.scmp.com/*`: scmp.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.wsj.com/*`: wsj.com and its subdomains

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Netflix Optimizer - 4K/1080p + 5.1](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jicifcboamneedpplamndpclidgjhfmd) | 1,000 | 5.00 | 3 | Tools |
| [TubeSnap](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cgpieodchmgcajnbfkhieeholkfbhnjn) | 9 | – | – | Tools |
| [ZDFTranslate - Simple Translator](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dnjhjgnofonkmcbgbdlfmhfpfjfidfae) | 6 | – | – | Tools |
| [ZDFShot - 简单截图标注](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fpomdneocghehdjbpjpidpjnoljliini) | 6 | – | – | Tools |

All 5 extensions by [zhaodengfeng](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u95b509b99bae723ac3eb8ce04a760c73).

## 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 2026-09-27 07:17 UTC; next check around 2026-10-08.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “NewsForge - News Reader & Translator” (pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb,
  title   = {NewsForge - News Reader & Translator (pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pcckppfeljmlhdpiflkokahokeccecjb},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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