Decentraleyes

Decentraleyes

Protects you against tracking through "free", centralized, content delivery.

What is Decentraleyes?
"Decentraleyes" is a privacy-enhancing Chrome extension that serves local files to negate requests reaching networks such as Google Hosted Libraries. This circumvents the issue of websites breaking when blocking content from large third-parties, enhancing your online privacy. Decentraleyes complements traditional blockers and requires no prior configuration to work. Note that while it successfully prevents many tracking requests, it's not a comprehensive solution.
Stats
Users: 100,000+
Rating: 4.77 (216)
Version: 2.0.18 (Last updated: 2023-08-25)
Creation date: 2019-10-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://*/*
  • privacy
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 6.90M
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It prevents a lot of requests from reaching networks like Google Hosted Libraries, and serves local files to keep sites from breaking. Complements regular content blockers.


Websites have increasingly begun to rely much more on large third-parties for content delivery. Canceling requests for ads or trackers is usually without issue, however blocking actual content, not unexpectedly, breaks pages. The aim of this add-on is to cut out the middleman by providing lightning speed delivery of local (bundled) files to improve online privacy.

 • Protects privacy by evading large delivery networks that claim to offer free services.
 • Complements regular blockers such as uBlock Origin (recommended), Adblock Plus, et al.
 • Works directly out of the box; absolutely no prior configuration required.

Note: Decentraleyes is no silver bullet, but it does prevent a lot of websites from making you send these kinds of requests. Ultimately, you can make Decentraleyes block requests for any missing CDN resources, too.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Increases privacy and security by blocking calls to third-party services.
  • Improves browser performance by using a local cache.
  • The extension is praised for its effectiveness and usefulness.
Cons
  • Can potentially break websites if they rely on CDNs not covered by the extension.
  • Not updated frequently enough to cover new CDNs or internet changes.
  • Lack of clarity and documentation for users regarding the extension's functionality and benefits.
Most mentioned
  • Improvement in privacy by avoiding tracking from third-party CDN requests.
  • Potential for breaking websites, especially when 'Block request for missing resources' is enabled.
  • Concerns over the extension's update frequency and coverage of modern CDNs.
Recent reviews
Da Best!
by A Google user, 2017-07-30

j'adoré
by A Google user, 2018-02-01

Da Best!
by A Google user, 2017-07-30
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Safety
Risk impact

Decentraleyes is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Decentraleyes if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Decentraleyes has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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