Decentraleyes

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

Decentraleyes is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your online privacy by preventing tracking through centralized content delivery networks like Google Hosted Libraries. It achieves this by locally serving essential files, cutting out large third-party delivery networks and keeping websites functional without breaking content.

This tool complements popular ad and content blockers like uBlock Origin and Adblock Plus, working seamlessly right out of the box with zero configuration required. While it isn't a complete privacy solution, Decentraleyes significantly reduces requests made to large networks, accelerating page load times while shielding you from unwanted tracking.

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By:: Thomas Rientjes
Users:: 100,000+
Rating:: 4.75
(230)
Version:: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-21)
Creation date:: 2019-10-11
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: privacy
webNavigation
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
webRequest
unlimitedStorage
storage
Host permissions:: *://*/*
Size:: 7.26M
Email:: de*****@protonmail.com
URLs:: Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 19 hours ago

Ranking

# 1,765 ▲ 29

Other rankings

#30 in Privacy & Security

#36 in deliver keyword 5 ▼ 1

#68 in prevent keyword 23 ▼ 4

#132 in google keep keyword 48 ▼ 9

#192 in chrome keyword 96 ▼ 36

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Other platforms

Decentraleyes (v3.0.0)

247,606+ 4.78

(1,514)

Decentraleyes (v3.0.0)

50,179+ 4.80

(31)

User reviews

Decentraleyes is praised for enhancing privacy by locally injecting resources to prevent third-party tracking and improve browsing speed. It's well-loved by users and maintained actively by its developer. However, it sometimes causes site breakages and does not cover all CDNs, which can limit its effectiveness. Some users find it challenging to verify if it's working properly. Despite minor issues, it remains a valuable tool for privacy-conscious users and complements other security extensions effectively.

Pros

Enhances privacy by preventing calls to third-party services and trackers.
Improves browsing performance by locally injecting resources from common CDNs.
Highly appreciated and recommended by users for its effectiveness and developer dedication.
Easy to use and integrates well with other security tools like ad blockers and VPNs.
Actively maintained and adapted to continue working with browser updates like Manifest V3.

Cons

Can cause website breakages or functionality issues on some sites, requiring manual whitelisting or disabling.
Limited coverage as it does not cache all CDNs currently in use, leading to incomplete protection.
Some users find it unclear if the extension is working without a visible indicator or counter.
Conflicts with certain CDNs like jsDelivr when options to block missing resources are enabled.
Questions about caching freshness and whether outdated content is served due to local caching.

Recent reviews

Отличное расширение.Спасибо.

Игорь Федосеев, 2025-01-28

At Tooltivity.com, we manually test productivity browser extensions and provide honest and detailed reviews. Decentraleyes scored an extraordinary rating of 9.4 in our tests. In our evaluation, we considered the categories of features, design, ease of use, security & privacy, value for money, and performance. Check out the full review here: https://tooltivity.com/extensions/decentraleyes

Nils Bongarts, 2024-12-30

Great app !! Will use it forever, even if it means switching browsers.

Lyman Paquette, 2024-12-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Decentraleyes requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Decentraleyes has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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