Open in Onion Browser

Improve your privacy while visiting unknown links or to open *.onion domains in the Tor browser

What is Open in Onion Browser?

'Open in Onion Browser' is a Chrome extension designed to enhance web browsing safety by allowing users to open links directly in the Tor browser. It auto-detects the Tor browser to ensure seamless navigation and minimize potential privacy breaches. This extension is particularly beneficial for opening *.onion links and is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. It runs offline, upholding user privacy, with no data transmission to any servers.

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By: joue.quroi

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Users: 1,000+

Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2023-10-15)

Creation date: 2022-04-16

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus
nativeMessaging

Size: 211.97K

Email: jo*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 29241 ▼ 143

Other rankings

#12072 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 16 #197 in works offline keyword 24 ▲ 11

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Summary

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Features:

Open links in the Tor browser
Open the current page in the Tor browser
Automatically detects the Tor browser and optionally allows the user to configure the path
Supports custom keyboard shortcut to open links with left-click and keyboard shortcut combination

Use Cases:

It can be used to improve the user privacy by sending unknown links to the Tor browser
It can be used to open "*.onion" links/

How does it work? This extension needs a native client to pass the links to the Tor browser. You need to install this native client on the first use. Currently, the native client is only supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

Privacy & Policy:

This extension has no relation to the Tor browser. It is an independent project that only sends links to this browser

Safety

Risk impact

Open in Onion Browser may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.