Windscribe helps you mask your physical location, circumvent censorship, and block ads and trackers on websites you use every day

Latest Version

Version
4.0.4
Update
December 9, 2024
Size
9.16MiB
Developer
windscribe.com
Category
Users
2,000,000+
Rating
4.68481 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
Bahasa Indonesia
Bahasa Melayu
Deutsch
English
English (UK)
Filipino
Français
Kiswahili
Nederlands
Norsk
Tiếng Việt
Türkçe
Català
Dansk
Eesti
Español
Hrvatski
Italiano
Latviešu
Lietuvių
Magyar
Polski
Português (Brasil)
Português (Portugal)
Română
Slovenský
Slovenščina
Suomi
Svenska
čeština
Ελληνικά
Српски
български
русский
українська
עברית
فارسی‎
मराठी
हिन्दी
বাংলা
ગુજરાતી
தமிழ்
తెలుగు
ಕನ್ನಡ
മലയാളം
ไทย
‫العربية
中文 (简体)
中文 (繁體)
日本語
한국어
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Permissions
ActiveTab
ContextMenus
DeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Privacy
Proxy
Notifications
Scripting
Storage
Tabs
WebRequest
WebRequestAuthProvider
Management
Alarms
Offscreen
UnlimitedStorage
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Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker Extension

Windscribe is a VPN desktop application and proxy browser extension that work together to block ads, trackers, restore access to blocked content, and help you safeguard your privacy online. The Free plan provides 10 GB of data per month (if you confirm your email address), and the Pro plan has unlimited data and access to servers in over 134 cities in 69 countries.
 
Still not convinced? Perhaps this elegant list of features will convince you otherwise.
 
Browse Privately
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Governments block content based on your location. Corporations track and sell your personal data. Add Windscribe to your browser and take back control of your privacy.
 
Advanced Privacy Features
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Windscribe is not just a proxy extension. It's a suite of privacy tools which include:
 
* Ad Crusher - Ads, trackers, and malware follow you around, waste your bandwidth, and compromise your privacy and security. Windscribe will block all this crap.
 
* Social Blocking - Social networks are the biggest privacy invaders out there. Block their tracking widgets and buttons.
 
* Cookie Go Away - Blocks annoying \"We use cookies\" banners on all websites.
 
* Whitelisting - Our block lists are not one size fits all. Customize your experience.
 
* Notification Blocking - Tired of sites asking you to send notifications? We are too. Enable this feature to never see those things again.
 
* WebRTC Blocking - Prevents WebRTC leaks that plague most proxy extensions and VPNs.
 
* Geolocation API Spoofing - Sites can request your GPS location, which bypasses most proxies and VPNs. Not with Windscribe.
 
* Timezone Spoofing - Sites can detect that your IP doesn't match your browser's time zone. This feature solves this problem.
 
* User Agent Spoofing - Helps combat browser fingerprinting.
 
* Language Spoofing - This feature will spoof your browser's language settings to match the proxy location of your choice.
 
* Worker Block - Block web workers from running in the background and collecting data.
 
* Ad Privacy - Disable ad topics, site-suggested ads, and ad measurement features enabled in Chrome.
 
Unlock content
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Windscribe VPN masks your IP address. This gives you unrestricted and private access to entertainment, news sites, and blocked content in over 69 different countries.
 
No identifying logs
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Your privacy is a right. We don’t track you. We don't sell your data to marketers or even share it with anyone. We don’t keep logs that can de-anonymize you.
 
Go beyond basic protection.
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For comprehensive privacy protection even outside of the browser, use our desktop VPN applications (they’re also free). Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Did we mention mobile? Yeah, there are mobile apps too.
 
We got your back.
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Having issues with Windscribe VPN or want to suggest something? Send us a support ticket: https://windscribe.com/contact-support
 
Attributions:
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Ad-blocking functionality based upon uBlock Origin Lite.
Source code: https://github.com/Windscribe/browser-extension-mv3
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Source Manifest.json

{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"manifest_version":3,
"version":"4.0.4",
"version_name":"4.0.4",
"minimum_chrome_version":"105.0",
"name":"Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker",
"short_name":"Windscribe",
"description":"Windscribe helps you mask your physical location, circumvent censorship, and block ads and trackers on websites you use every day",
"background":{"service_worker":"backgroundScripts.js",
"type":"module"},
"action":{"default_popup":"popup.html",
"default_icon":"icon48.png"},
"permissions":["activeTab",
"contextMenus",
"declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess",
"privacy",
"proxy",
"notifications",
"scripting",
"storage",
"tabs",
"webRequest",
"webRequestAuthProvider",
"management",
"alarms",
"offscreen",
"unlimitedStorage"],
"optional_permissions":["contentSettings"],
"host_permissions":[""],
"icons":{"16":"icon16.png",
"48":"icon48.png",
"128":"icon128.png"},
"default_locale":"en",
"declarative_net_request":{"rule_resources":[{"id":"default",
"enabled":true,
"path":"/rulesets/main/default.json"},{"id":"alb-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/alb-0.json"},{"id":"bgr-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/bgr-0.json"},{"id":"chn-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/chn-0.json"},{"id":"cze-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/cze-0.json"},{"id":"deu-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/deu-0.json"},{"id":"fin-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/fin-0.json"},{"id":"fra-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/fra-0.json"},{"id":"grc-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/grc-0.json"},{"id":"hrv-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/hrv-0.json"},{"id":"hun-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/hun-0.json"},{"id":"idn-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/idn-0.json"},{"id":"ind-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/ind-0.json"},{"id":"irn-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/irn-0.json"},{"id":"isl-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/isl-0.json"},{"id":"isr-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/isr-0.json"},{"id":"ita-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/ita-0.json"},{"id":"jpn-1",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/jpn-1.json"},{"id":"kor-1",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/kor-1.json"},{"id":"ltu-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/ltu-0.json"},{"id":"lva-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/lva-0.json"},{"id":"mkd-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/mkd-0.json"},{"id":"nld-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/nld-0.json"},{"id":"nor-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/nor-0.json"},{"id":"pol-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/pol-0.json"},{"id":"rou-1",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/rou-1.json"},{"id":"rus-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/rus-0.json"},{"id":"spa-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/spa-0.json"},{"id":"spa-1",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/spa-1.json"},{"id":"svn-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/svn-0.json"},{"id":"swe-1",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/swe-1.json"},{"id":"tha-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/tha-0.json"},{"id":"tur-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/tur-0.json"},{"id":"vie-1",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/vie-1.json"},{"id":"block-lan",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/block-lan.json"},{"id":"dpollock-0",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/dpollock-0.json"},{"id":"adguard-spyware-url",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/adguard-spyware-url.json"},{"id":"annoyances-cookies",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/annoyances-cookies.json"},{"id":"annoyances-overlays",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/annoyances-overlays.json"},{"id":"annoyances-social",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/annoyances-social.json"},{"id":"annoyances-widgets",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/annoyances-widgets.json"},{"id":"annoyances-others",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/annoyances-others.json"},{"id":"stevenblack-hosts",
"enabled":false,
"path":"/rulesets/main/stevenblack-hosts.json"}]},
"storage":{"managed_schema":"managed_storage.json"},
"web_accessible_resources":[{"resources":["/web_accessible_resources/empty",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop.txt",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop.css",
"/web_accessible_resources/2x2.png",
"/web_accessible_resources/1x1.gif",
"/web_accessible_resources/32x32.png",
"/web_accessible_resources/nofab.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/hd-main.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/google-ima.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/popads.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/google-analytics_analytics.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/googlesyndication_adsbygoogle.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/amazon_apstag.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/doubleclick_instream_ad_status.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/google-analytics_cx_api.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/googletagservices_gpt.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/scorecardresearch_beacon.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/google-analytics_ga.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/addthis_widget.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/outbrain-widget.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/fingerprint2.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/amazon_ads.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop-vmap1.0.xml",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop-0.1s.mp3",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop.html",
"/web_accessible_resources/noop-1s.mp4",
"/web_accessible_resources/nobab2.js",
"/web_accessible_resources/click2load.html",
"/web_accessible_resources/noeval-silent.js"],
"matches":[""],
"use_dynamic_url":true}]}
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User reviews

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Bogdan S (ID: 0000001e93db2da1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/13/2024 2024 - Still using it. And they added this month a 10G server on my favourtie location.Thanks! Keep up the good work! 2020 - Very good VPN Provider. Tested on all my devices. Great work

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kaptan 35 (ID: 000000eec865c5fb) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/09/2024

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Mo Bo (ID: 000000dafeb7caf1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/24/2024 Excellent! Thanks.

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Hasid Lafre (ID: 00000011518b0eae) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/13/2024 Im not paying for an ad blocker that may or may not work

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Reid McDowell (ID: 0000004d34553505) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/09/2023 The only VPN service I ever want to use. I love the customizable plans so I don't have to pay for a bunch of extra features I don't want. Also super simple to use but with a lot of extra features to explore.