Tab Tunnel

Name: Tab Tunnel
Author: Digitalhen

Route specific browser tabs through a SOCKS5 proxy by domain. Watch geo-restricted TV like BBC iPlayer, protect sensitive banking sessions — without a full-system VPN.

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Features & Capabilities

Tab Tunnel automatically routes browser tabs through a SOCKS5 proxy based on the domains you configure. Navigate to a matching site and that tab's traffic — including all subresources and DNS — goes through your proxy. Every other tab stays on your normal connection.

Set it up once and forget about it. No app to toggle, no split tunneling to configure.

Use cases:

Watch foreign TV (BBC iPlayer, ITV) from anywhere
Protect banking and financial sessions with a VPN tunnel
Route only sensitive tabs through a VPN, keep everything else fast

Features:

Per-tab proxy routing via Firefox's proxy.onRequest API
DNS leak protection (DNS resolves through the proxy)
Add or remove trigger domains from the popup
Zero overhead on non-proxied tabs

Bring your own SOCKS5 proxy, or use the package available at https://github.com/digitalhen/tab-tunnel with NordVPN/WireGuard.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Digitalhen

Daily users:

Version:

1.0.0 Last updated: 2026-04-08

Version code:

6208825

Creation date:

2026-04-05

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

23.50KB

Email:

he*****@cleartextlabs.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 131,611 ▼ 8,080

Other rankings

#21 in tunneling keyword 45 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Digitalhen

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-tunnel/

Email:

he*****@cleartextlabs.com

Is Tab Tunnel Safe?

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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Tab Tunnel is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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