Unblock Youku

Name: Unblock Youku
Rating: 4.448950942823538 (26357 reviews)
Author: https://uku.im

Helps users access their web services while travelling outside mainland China.

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Unblock Youku is a Chrome extension designed to help users access Chinese web services such as Youku while traveling outside mainland China. It ensures smooth and unrestricted access without blocking or interfering with native advertisements, maintaining website revenue integrity. The extension and its backend services do not host any copyrighted or infringing content.

This open-source tool prioritizes privacy and legality, allowing users to study and contribute to its code freely. Users are advised that the software is meant purely for educational purposes, with no guarantees or responsibilities assumed by the authors.

Features:

Enables access to Chinese streaming and other web services abroad
Does not block or interfere with native website ads
Open-source and community-driven development
Privacy-focused with no hosting of infringing content

For questions or feedback, users can visit http://uku.im/feedback.

Extension Privacy & Security Utilities Productivity

By:

https://uku.im

Users:

1,000,000

Rating:

4.45

(26,357) 3 new ratings

Version:

6.0.8 Last updated: 2024-08-29

Creation date:

2020-04-04

Risk:

Permissions:

proxy
storage
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
alarms
webRequest
webRequestAuthProvider
browsingData

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

407.00KB

Email:

un*****@googlegroups.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-08

Ranking

# 192

Other rankings

#9569 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2 #1 in unblock keyword 65

User reviews

Users appreciate Unblock Youku for its fast speeds, reliable access to several Chinese streaming sites, and an effective free version. However, many have reported frequent disconnections, service outages, and region-limitation errors recently. VIP members often face access issues despite payment, and some experience device registration challenges. The extension is widely used and valued but has faced stability and authorization challenges in recent times.

Pros

Provides fast and stable speeds compared to other similar tools.
Allows access to multiple Chinese streaming platforms including Youku, Bilibili, and others.
Offers a free version that is still quite effective and reliable.
Long-standing and trusted extension with many years of usage by users.
VIP subscription brings valuable features and better options.

Cons

Frequent connection drops, often disconnecting every hour, impacting viewing experience.
Recently experiencing service outages or 'region restricted' errors on platforms like Bilibili and iQIYI.
Issues with device registration limits causing login problems for some users.
Purchased VIP members facing difficulties accessing some services despite paying.
Occasional requirement for login causing inconvenience, and occasional unstable performance requiring multiple restarts.

Recent reviews

難得2.6萬評分努力保持不好嗎發個公告正在修也好啊誰知道你們有沒有認真在工作?

陳冠*****, 2025-07-03

失效

0 *****, 2025-06-30

失效好几周了，什么时候能修好

夏俊*****, 2025-06-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

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

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Unblock Youku has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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