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, Urban VPN Proxy 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 4.7 out of 5 from 66,874 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 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| 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. | - |
| webNavigation | See every page you navigate to, as it happens. | - |
What to use instead
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1ClickVPN Proxy for Chrome
Needs much the same access, updated within the last month, 400k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 2M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection
Needs similar access, updated 7 weeks ago, 14M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Privacy Badger
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 1M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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WebScannerPro – Online Privacy Essentials
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 80k+ users, on Manifest V3.
Others by Urban VPN
| Extension | Status | Users |
|---|---|---|
| Live | 300k |
Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing