Disconnect

Name: Disconnect
Rating: 4.1297 (532 reviews)
Author: Disconnect

Block the trackers that feed AI-powered attacks. Disconnect stops thousands of hidden trackers across advertising, analytics, social, and fingerprinting, making pages load up to 44% faster. Trusted to help protect 350M+ users.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

61,477 ▲ 16

Data as of 2026-09-30

Rating:

4.13

(532)

Version:

20.3.1.2

Last updated: 2024-02-29

Features & Capabilities

Disconnect is a powerful Chrome extension focused on enhancing your web experience by making it faster, more private, and secure. It visualizes and blocks invisible trackers that follow your search and browsing history across thousands of third-party sites. Recognized as the best privacy tool by the New York Times in 2016 and winner of the Innovation Award for Best Privacy and Security software at SXSW 2015, Disconnect is trusted worldwide.

By using Disconnect, pages can load up to 44% faster and save up to 39% bandwidth. Its open-source, pay-what-you-want software model encourages community contributions and transparency. The extension is compatible with other filtering add-ons like Adblock Plus, although installation order matters to ensure blocking information displays properly. With a simple green check indicating blocked trackers, Disconnect empowers users to take control of their privacy effortlessly.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Rating:

Version:

20.3.1.2 Last updated: 2024-02-29

Version code:

5695738

Creation date:

2013-09-14

Firefox add-on GUID:

2.0@disconnect.me

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

464050

Weekly download count:

944

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

Size:

1.81MB

Email:

su*****@disconnect.me

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-30

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:: Disconnect
Firefox Add-ons Store: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disconnect/
Email:: su*****@disconnect.me
Website:: https://disconnect.me/disconnect/help

User Reviews

Reviews show Disconnect blocks elements (notably hCaptcha) and delivers quick blocking, with some users praising a fast, months-long positive experience. However, several users report site breakage (secure logins, Twitter), plus UX issues like popups and donation prompts. Maintenance concerns (Firefox not updated) and broken bug reporting further color the mixed sentiment. Overall, strong blocking features are offset by reliability and usability problems.

Pros

Strong blocking capabilities, including blocking of hCaptcha and other trackers.
Fast performance with quick blocking results, praised by multiple users.
Positive, long-term user experience reported by reviewers who have used it for months.

Cons

Causes site breakage on some sites (e.g., secure logins and Twitter).
Annoying prompts such as installation popups and donation requests.
Lack of Firefox maintenance / updates (Chrome-only updates noted, Firefox version appears stagnant).
Bug reporting tools are broken or unusable (Submit shows Invalid URL).

Recent reviews

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Is Disconnect Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Disconnect requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Disconnect has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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