Snowflake

Name: Snowflake
Rating: 4.8803 (259 reviews)
Author: The Tor Project

Help people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions. Once you install and enable the extension, wait for the snowflake icon to turn green, this means a censored user is connecting through your extension to access the Internet!

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Features & Capabilities

Snowflake is a Chrome extension designed to help people in censored countries access the Internet freely by bypassing censorship. Once installed and enabled, the extension activates automatically, indicated by the snowflake icon turning green. This shows that a censored user is successfully connecting through your browser to access the web without restrictions.

Your privacy is protected as the connection's visible IP comes from the censored user's Tor exit node, not yours. If you're in a censored country, you can also use Snowflake directly via apps like Tor Browser, Onion Browser, or Orbot. Support is available through Telegram, email, and the Tor Project's support portal and forum.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

0.10.0 Last updated: 2026-06-16

Version code:

6299437

Creation date:

2019-06-26

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

193.82KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 604 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#58 in Social & Communication ▼ 1

#140 in Privacy & Security

#16 in snow keyword 16 ▼ 1

#42 in take keyword 39

#45 in wait keyword 4

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Snowflake (v0.10.0)

90,000 4.80

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Developed by:

The Tor Project

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/

Website:

https://snowflake.torproject.org/#bugs

User Reviews

Reviews praise Snowflake for its humanitarian goal and ease of use, noting it enables access for people in censored countries and is simple to enable. However, several users question its real-world impact and report reliability issues, such as lacking visible signs of activity or not functioning consistently. Overall, it’s valued for its lightweight, positive mission, but skepticism about effectiveness and reliability is common across multiple reviews.

Pros

Helps people in censored countries access the Internet, contributing to internet freedom.
Simple to install and easy to use.
Feels like a meaningful, humane project that many users appreciate.

Cons

Effectiveness is uncertain; some users doubt it actually helps anyone.
Reliability concerns: reports of not working or not showing any activity.

Recent reviews

if you have some bandwidth to spare and you're in an "uncensored" region of the world, there's really no reason to not install it.

by no*****, 2026-05-23

by su*****, 2026-05-14

by Da*****, 2026-05-08

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Is Snowflake Safe?

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.

Snowflake does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. 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 Firefox add-on.

Snowflake is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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