Compare Chrome extensions: Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker vs Google Hangouts

Stats Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker Google Hangouts Google Hangouts
User count 2,000,000+ 6,000,000+
Average rating 4.69 3.40
Rating count 20,684 33,665
Last updated 2023-10-13 2022-04-14
Size 3.27M 721.92K
Version 3.4.9 2022.407.1237.1
Short description
Windscribe helps you mask your physical location, circumvent censorship, and block ads and trackers on websites you use every day Hangouts brings conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free.
Full summary

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.

Still not convinced? Perhaps this elegant list of features will convince you otherwise.

Browse Privately

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

Windscribe is not just a proxy extension. It's a suite of privacy tools which include:

  • Ad + Tracker Blocking - Ads and trackers follow you around, waste your bandwidth and compromise your privacy. Windscribe will block all this crap. Malware Blocking - Some sites distribute malware. We'll prevent you from ever ending up on those sites.
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Use Hangouts to keep in touch. Message friends, start free video or voice calls, and hop on a conversation with one person or a group.

  • Include all your friends with group chats for up to 150 people.
  • Say more with photos, videos, maps, emoji, stickers, and animated GIFs.Turn any conversation into a free group video call with up to 10 friends.
  • Keep in touch with friends across Android, iOS, and the web, and sync chats across all your devices.
  • Message friends anytime, even if they’re offline.
  • Snooze your notifications so you can respond later.
  • See what you chatted about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history.
  • Keep a record of any conversation for just a short period of time by turning history off.
  • Connect your Google Voice account to make calls, send and receive SMS, and access your voicemail.

Hangouts Chrome extension:

  • Use Hangouts and get notifications as you move from tab to tab in Chrome, or even without a Chrome window open.
  • Position Hangouts anywhere on your screen, even if you have more than one monitor. Keep conversations in a single window or pop out the important ones.
  • View and continue your conversations across devices.
  • Get notifications just once. After you see an alert, it’ll be removed on other devices.
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