Windscribe - MV3 Experimental

Windscribe MV3 is an experimental extension that masks your physical location, circumvents censorship, and blocks ads and trackers

Windscribe - MV3 Experimental VPN Extension

Windscribe - MV3 Experimental is a Chrome extension designed to enhance online privacy by masking your physical location, blocking ads and trackers, and restoring access to restricted content. It features advanced privacy tools such as ad blocking, social blocking, and geolocation spoofing. This experimental version runs on Google Manifest V3 and has reduced functionality compared to the original MV2 extension. Windscribe offers free and paid plans for comprehensive VPN and proxy protection.

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Extension stats

By: https://windscribe.com

Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.55

(11)

Version: 4.1.7-beta (Last updated: 2025-01-21)

Creation date: 2023-10-24

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
privacy
proxy
notifications
scripting
storage
tabs
webRequest

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 9.74M

Email: he*****@windscribe.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 12,610 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#278 in Privacy & Security

#146 in usage tracker keyword 18 ▼ 1

#215 in sell keyword 11 ▲ 1

#237 in vpn keyword 96 ▼ 2

#293 in match keyword 9 ▼ 2

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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WARNING: THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL EXTENSION WHICH USES GOOGLE MANIFEST V3 APIS. IT HAS REDUCED FUNCTIONALITY RELATIVE TO THE ORIGINAL MV2 WINDSCRIBE EXTENSION. USE FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY.

Download the MV2 extension here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb

MV3 Limitations:

No dynamic filtering.
No per-site switches.
No importing of third-party filter lists.
No Element Picker.
No strict-blocked pages.
Filter lists only update when the extension updates.

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. 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.

User reviews

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Pros

Great choice of servers
Good speed
Generous 10GB monthly plan for free users
Secure and very good privacy policy
Polished interface compared to original extension

Cons

Issues with YouTube when VPN is inactive causing video playback failure
Breaks adblocking on YouTube
Not all users may find it works perfectly compared to the previous version

Most mentioned

Works well overall
Good speed and server options
Problems with adblocking on YouTube
Polished interface
Generous free plan

User reviews

Great choice of servers, good speed, very good privacy policy, generous 10gb monthly plan for free users and it is secure. Looks a little more polished than the original Wdinscribe manifest v2 extension plus the addition of 10gbps servers (more speed). Would recommend.

zzz, 2024-10-15

Jean Pierre Rojas (Π), 2024-10-07

The original extension is not working anymore. This one works.

Gabriel Horlle, 2024-09-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Windscribe - MV3 Experimental requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.