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Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe

2,000,000 users Rated 4.00 from 21,030 ratings Last updated 13 Oct 2026

By Windscribe Limited Live in the Chrome Web Store hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb Search Google ↗ Last checked 11 Nov 2026, 17:09 UTC

The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check

Windscribe helps you mask your physical location, circumvent censorship, and block ads and trackers on websites you use every daySummary from the listing
Developer
Windscribe Limited
Enhanced Safe Browsing
Trusted. What this means →
Category
Make Chrome Yours › Privacy & Security
First published
11 Mar 2016
Last updated
13 Oct 2026
Version
4.3.1
Size
16.28 MiB
Minimum Chrome
122
Languages
60 languages

Deutsch, English, English (United Kingdom), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, azərbaycan, català, dansk, eesti, español, euskara, français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, shqip, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, македонски, русский, српски, українська, հայերեն, עברית, اردو, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, සිංහල, ไทย, ქართული, 中文(中国), 中文(台灣), 日本語, 한국어

Website
windscribe.com
Support page
https://windscribe.com/support
Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
2MTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov8 Nov2026-09-27: 2,000,000 users2026-09-29: 2,000,000 users2026-10-06: 2,000,000 users2026-10-13: 2,000,000 users2026-10-14: 2,000,000 users2026-10-21: 2,000,000 users2026-10-28: 2,000,000 users2026-11-04: 2,000,000 users2026-11-11: 2,000,000 users2026-10-14: new version2,000,0002MTracking began27 Sep18 Oct8 Nov2026-09-27: 2,000,000 users2026-09-29: 2,000,000 users2026-10-06: 2,000,000 users2026-10-13: 2,000,000 users2026-10-14: 2,000,000 users2026-10-21: 2,000,000 users2026-10-28: 2,000,000 users2026-11-04: 2,000,000 users2026-11-11: 2,000,000 users2026-10-14: new version2M
Average rating
4.254.5027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct8 Nov4.004.254.5027 Sep18 Oct8 Nov4.00
Number of ratings
21,00027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct8 Nov21,03021,00027 Sep18 Oct8 Nov21,030
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-112,000,0004.0021,030
2026-11-042,000,0004.0121,027
2026-10-282,000,0004.0221,024
2026-10-212,000,0004.0221,025
2026-10-142,000,0004.0321,024
2026-10-132,000,0004.6421,024
2026-10-062,000,0004.6421,025
2026-09-292,000,0004.6421,025
2026-09-272,000,0004.6421,024
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
No change
+0.0%
Rank
#128
by users, of 292,130 extensions
In its category
#18
of 5,693 in Privacy & Security

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

  1. New version 4.3.1, replacing 4.2.9.

Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent account and contact changes →

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Every websiteIt can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.
Sites
  • <all_urls>Every website
Browser features
  • activeTabThe tab you're on, only after you click the extension
  • alarmsRun tasks on a schedule
  • contextMenusAdd items to the right-click menu
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessBlock or change network requests on the sites it can reach
  • managementManage your other extensions and apps
  • notificationsShow notifications
  • offscreenOpen a hidden page for background work
  • privacyChange privacy settings
  • proxySend your traffic through a proxy
  • scriptingRun scripts on sites it can reach
  • storageSave settings and data in your browser
  • tabsRead the addresses and titles of your tabs
  • unlimitedStorageStore more data than the usual limit
  • webRequestWatch network requests on the sites it can reach
  • webRequestAuthProviderAnswer sign-in prompts from sites
Asked for later, if you agree
  • contentSettingsChange site settings, such as cookies, JavaScript and camera access

More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account

ExtensionUsersRatingRatingsCategory
Windscribe - Experimental Build7,000 3.9019 Privacy & Security
All 2 extensions by Windscribe Limited →

About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 11 Nov 2026, 17:09 UTC; next check around 18 Nov 2026.

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Citation
Extension Tracker. “Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe” (hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
@misc{extensiontracker_hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb,
  title   = {Free VPN For Chrome - VPN Extension - Windscribe (hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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