Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker

Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker

Windscribe helps you mask your physical location, circumvent censorship, and block ads and trackers on websites you use every day

What is Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker?
Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker is a comprehensive privacy tool. It provides a VPN application and a browser extension that work together to safeguard your privacy online. Main features include ad blocking, tracker blocking, location and timezone spoofing, and content unblocking. It doesn't track or sell your data and offers a free plan with 10GB data per month. Also, it provides custom privacy features like Whitelisting and Cookie Monitoring.
Stats
Users: 2,000,000+
Version: 3.4.9 (Last updated: 2023-10-13)
Creation date: 2020-05-04
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • proxy
  • management
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • contextMenus
  • See more
Size: 3.27M
Stats date:

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Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker (v3.4.9)
4.00 (116) 438,324+
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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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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Free
  • Fast connection
  • Good customer support
Cons
  • Auto-starts when browser starts
  • Some websites detect and block the VPN
  • Limited number of servers
Most mentioned
  • Good
  • Slow
  • Not working
  • Free
Recent reviews
WORKS PERFECTLY!!!
by Chinonso Nelson Chinonso Nelson, 2024-03-26

amazing
by Avyan Singh Avyan Singh, 2024-03-24

Good
by Jan Grünwaldt Jan Grünwaldt, 2024-03-24
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Safety
Risk impact

Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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