# IP Geolocator

> Shows detailed information about your IPv4 & IPv6 address and their location.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ip-geolocator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ip-geolocator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ip-geolocator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aykut Çevik
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,other
- **Daily users:** 507
- **Weekly downloads:** 23
- **Rating:** 4.27 / 5 (41 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-23
- **First published:** 2016-06-19
- **Size:** 398 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ip-geolocator/)
- **Website:** [https://aykutcevik.com](https://aykutcevik.com/)

## Description

The IP Geolocator Chrome extension provides comprehensive details about your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses along with their precise geographic location. A country badge on the extension icon updates every 3 seconds, helping you monitor VPN or proxy connections for unexpected country changes. Desktop notifications alert you whenever your IP address changes, ensuring you're always informed. With the convenient map view, you can visualize your IP location instantly. The extension also displays your user agent details and uses secure TLS protocols with Perfect Forward Secrecy for safe geolocation requests. Open-source and community-driven, it invites contributions on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #4,924 — Overall
- #28 — ip
- #48 — education
- #58 — location
- #68 — catalog
- #71 — education

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `notifications`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Overall sentiment is mixed: users generally appreciate IP Geolocator for its useful features (DNS leak check, IP change notifications) and open-source nature, and many reviews confirm it works well when functioning. However, reliability is a major concern, with frequent network errors and instability reported after Firefox updates. Another common issue is outdated or inaccurate geolocation data, and several reviewers feel the project isn’t actively maintained. Nevertheless, the add-on remains valued for VPN use, cross-browser potential, and its lightweight, permission-free design when it runs smoothly.

### Pros

- Generally works well and is reliable when it functions properly.
- Includes a DNS leak check feature.
- Open-source with no permissions required, which builds trust.
- Useful for VPN users to verify the current country IP is in use.
- IP change notifications are a helpful feature.

### Cons

- Frequent network errors / instability, often after Firefox updates.
- Geolocation data can be outdated or inaccurate.
- Lack of ongoing maintenance / updates is evident.

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