Last Updated: December 21, 2025
Thank you for using Start Terminal 2.0. This policy explains what data the extension accesses, stores, and transmits, and why.
Our guiding principle is that your data belongs to you. Start Terminal 2.0 is designed to run entirely on your local machine. We do not have a server that collects, stores, or processes any of your personal data, settings, or browser information.
To provide a persistent shell experience, the extension saves all of its data using the browser's localStorage API. This data is stored only on your computer and is never transmitted to us. This includes:
.startrc configuration file, any scripts you create in /bin, and the permissions/ownership metadata for your VFS.login google are stored in your local st2_user_keychain. Your active user is stored in st2_active_user. Tokens are never sent to our servers.apt packages (installed_packages) and the package list cache (apt_repo_index).Start Terminal 2.0 uses Chrome APIs to function as a terminal for your browser. Here is a list of permissions we request and exactly why we need them:
ls, cd, mv, cp, rm, tree, and open commands to interact with your bookmarks as if they were a file system.login google command to request an authentication token from Google.tabs command to list, switch, and close browser tabs and the open command to open bookmarks in the current tab.downloads command to list and open your downloaded files, and the wget command to initiate new downloads.search command to use your browser's default search engine.ext command. It is used solely to list, enable, disable, or uninstall your browser extensions via the command line. We do not collect or transmit your extension list.sudo apt install history. It is used solely by the history command to search your browser history.Data is only transmitted from the extension in the following specific cases, initiated by you:
api.tianyibrad.com to check for version updates. No user data is sent.sudo apt install curl (or use wget), the extension may request host permissions (<all_urls>). This allows the terminal to send HTTP/HTTPS requests to URLs specified by you. The data fetched is displayed in the terminal or saved to your local VFS. We do not track these requests.style wall <url>, the browser will make a GET request to that URL to fetch the image.We may update this privacy policy. We will notify you of any significant changes, likely through the whatsnew command.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us via the support tab on the Chrome Web Store.