# Snowflake

> 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!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/torproject-snowflake](https://chrome-stats.com/d/torproject-snowflake)

## Overview

- **ID:** `torproject-snowflake`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Tor Project
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 14,019
- **Weekly downloads:** 125
- **Rating:** 4.88 / 5 (265 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.10.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-31
- **First published:** 2019-06-26
- **Size:** 198 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/)
- **Website:** [https://snowflake.torproject.org/#bugs](https://snowflake.torproject.org/#bugs)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/privacy/)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #635 — Overall
- #64 — Social & Communication
- #144 — Privacy & Security
- #16 — snow
- #44 — wait
- #46 — take

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/torproject-snowflake)