# BrightVPN Remote- Secure Private & Free VPN Proxy

> Bright VPN desktop app remote controller. Bright VPN is easy to use, no email or credit card is required to use the VPN proxy.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/bright-vpn](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bright-vpn)

## Overview

- **ID:** `bright-vpn`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bright Data
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 785
- **Weekly downloads:** 133
- **Rating:** 3.27 / 5 (85 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.648.366
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-16
- **First published:** 2021-10-27
- **Size:** 1.76 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bright-vpn/)
- **Website:** [https://brightvpn.com/faq](https://brightvpn.com/faq)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bright-vpn/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bright-vpn/privacy/)

## Description

BrightVPN Remote is a convenient browser extension that lets you control the BrightVPN desktop application right from your browser. It enhances your online privacy by working with the free BrightVPN desktop app, providing fast, secure, and anonymous VPN proxy connections without the need for registration or payment.

This extension itself does not provide VPN capabilities but acts as a remote control for the BrightVPN app, allowing you to connect to servers across various countries like the US, UK, and Russia. BrightVPN encrypts your data, helps bypass regional restrictions, and unblocks websites instantly. It's completely free, ad-free, and respects your privacy with no data sold or misuse, supported by sponsoring companies. Perfect for users seeking an easy-to-use, secure, and unlimited VPN solution.

## Rankings

- #3,882 — Overall
- #216 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #24 — free vpn
- #32 — secure
- #41 — vpn
- #65 — proxy

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Facilitates communication between extensions and native applications, usually low risk if managed correctly.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Reviews mainly report the add-on is non-functional, with installation/connection failures across regions (notably Russia and China). Security concerns are prominent, including malware prompts and redirects. Proxy/IP changes often fail, and some reviews describe deceptive advertising or monetization tactics. Overall, positives are rare and not consistently observed.

### Cons

- Not working / fails to connect or install, reported across multiple regions (Russia, China Mainland, general).
- Security risk: the extension asks to install malware / redirects to malware; VirusTotal flags.
- Proxy support is broken: cannot change IP, does not work with any proxy; only a global proxy option.
- Deceptive advertising or behavior: pushes to download other VPN software / monetization concerns

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bright-vpn)