dotOnion

Forwards requests to .onion and .exit tlds to a tor proxy
What is dotOnion?
dotOnion is a Chrome extension that acts as a socks5 proxy filter for .onion domains, forwarding the connections through a Tor router. Please note that this extension does not protect your privacy and requires Tor to be installed separately.

Extension stats

Users: 335 ▲ 4
Rating: 3.25 (8)
Version: 0.5 (Last updated: 2017-04-29)
Creation date: 2017-04-29
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • proxy
Size: 49.10K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE TOR. You need Tor running on your computer or on a external machine for this to work. This just proxies .onion domains to a tor router. You can get tor here: https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en

Please note this does do anything to mask your identity, it simply runs as a socks5 proxy filter for .onion domains.

Get the source code here: https://github.com/FelixWolf/dotOnion

Disclaimer: Neither I, Softhyena, OR this extension are sponsored or endorsed by The Tor Project, I am providing this extension only as a convenience. I am not responsible for misuse or your use of this extension. This extension DOES NOT protect your privacy, and only forwards .onion connections through a tor router. If you need 100% privacy, check the Tor Browser.

User reviews

Works alright except there is no way to turn it off and on, you have to change the settings or disable it.
by Lerie Taylor, 2018-12-11

Works as advertised! 127.0.0.1:9150 and boom, it works!
by Dark Lord, 2017-12-23

Does not work.
by Nexus Plasma, 2016-04-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

dotOnion requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

dotOnion is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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