Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 100 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.6 out of 5 from 21,024 people.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| management | See your other extensions and turn them on or off. | 15 |
| proxy | Change the proxy your browser sends all traffic through. | 15 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| webRequestAuthProvider | Respond to sign-in prompts that websites and proxies present. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| privacy | Change your browser’s privacy settings. | 8 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| activeTab | Read and change the page in the current tab, but only after you click the extension. | - |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess | Block or change requests on the sites it has access to, using rules declared in advance. | - |
| notifications | Show you desktop notifications. | - |
| offscreen | Do work in a hidden page, for tasks a background script cannot do alone. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| unlimitedStorage | Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser instead of the usual quota. | - |
What to use instead
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VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection
Needs much the same access, updated 7 weeks ago, 14M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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AdGuard VPN: free & secure proxy
Needs much the same access, updated within the last month, 400k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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C2 Password
Needs much the same access, updated 10 weeks ago, 20k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Urban VPN Proxy
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 6M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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1ClickVPN Proxy for Chrome
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 400k+ users, on Manifest V3.
Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing