Disconnect

Make the web faster, more private, and more secure.

What is Disconnect?

"Disconnect" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance user privacy by visualizing and blocking invisible websites that track users. It speeds up webpage loading time by up to 44% and prevents tracking by thousands of third-party sites. Being recognized for its effectiveness, Disconnect has received several awards, including the Best Privacy Tool by the New York Times in 2016 and the Innovation Award for Best Privacy and Security Software at South by Southwest in 2015. Furthermore, it is an open-source, pay-what-you-want software that offers support on their site.

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Extension stats

By: https://disconnect.me

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 500,000+

Rating: 4.40 (3,136)

Version: 20.3.1.1 (Last updated: 2020-10-07)

Creation date: 2020-03-04

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 1.04M

Email: su*****@disconnect.me

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 910 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#2952 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #104 in stop keyword 12 ▼ 6 #161 in party keyword 53 ▲ 3 #172 in chrome keyword 96 ▼ 38 #230 in chrome extension keyword 83 ▼ 13

Other platforms

Disconnect (v20.3.1.2)

4.13

(500) 84,384+

Disconnect (v20.3.1.1)

4.50

(11) 16,005+

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Extension summary

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Disconnect lets you visualize and block the invisible websites that track you. Load the pages you go to 44% faster. Stop tracking by thousands of third-party sites.

Disconnect was named the best privacy tool by the New York Times (2016), Innovation Award winner for Best Privacy and Security software at South by Southwest (2015), listed as one of the 100 best innovations of the year by Popular Science and one of the 20 best Chrome extensions by Lifehacker.

Disconnect is open-source http://git.io/Do5OtA, pay-what-you-want software https://disconnect.me/support.

You can get help on our site https://disconnect.me/disconnect/help.

Note: Green (or checked) means blocked!

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effectively blocks a significant amount of unwanted content and trackers.
Many users find it well-crafted and recommend it as a good Chrome extension.

Cons

Not updated in several years, leading to functionality issues.
Breaks layouts and features on popular websites like eBay and social media.
Does not effectively block ads and trackers compared to alternatives like Ublock Origin.

Most mentioned

Lack of updates and support.
Inability to block ads effectively.
Breaks functionality on various websites.

Recent reviews

"This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions." Getting this message from Google about my chromium based browser extension. I hope there are plans to update to Google Chrome's latest standard.