Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe

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Reported users: 2,000,000
Store rating: 4.0 / 5
Number of ratings: 21,000
Last updated: Oct 13, 2026

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Windscribe helps you mask your physical location, circumvent censorship, and block ads and trackers on websites you use every day

Version: 4.3.1
Package size: 16.28MiB
Developer: Not available
Category: Privacy & Security
Extension ID: hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb
Collected at: Oct 16, 2026 · 21:06 UTC
Store icon URL: View original icon
Source listing: Chrome Web Store

Permission access

Broad

Permission scope describes declared capabilities. How scope is assigned

Requests access to all websites via <all_urls> (host_permissions)
Requests the webRequest permission

Manifest version: 3
All-sites access: Yes
Sensitive permissions: webRequest

Requested browser APIs permissions (15)

activeTab
alarms
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
management
notifications
offscreen
privacy
proxy
scripting
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage
webRequest
webRequestAuthProvider

Host access host_permissions (1)

<all_urls>

Content-script matches content_script_matches (0)

None declared in the collected data.

Optional permissions

Requested only at runtime if the user grants them. Shown as declared in the manifest; not part of the scope label.

Optional browser APIs optional_permissions (1)

contentSettings

Optional host access optional_host_permissions (0)

None declared

Observed change history

First observed Oct 16, 2026; no changes recorded yet.