Is Onion VPN safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change all your data on all websites

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns.

• http://proxy.stuxeno.site:8118/* only proxy.stuxeno.site
• http://proxy.stuxeno.site:8119/* only proxy.stuxeno.site
• http://proxy.stuxeno.site:3000/* only proxy.stuxeno.site
• https://proxy.stuxeno.site/* only proxy.stuxeno.site
• https://httpbin.org/* only httpbin.org

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Change which proxy your browser connects through proxy
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Store data in your browser storage
• Declares webRequestAuthProvider

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.

• <all_urls> every site

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Runs its code on every site.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

• Change which proxy your browser connects through (proxy): 1% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• Watch the network requests your browser makes (webRequest): 3% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

927 users

• Last updated in the store 20 days ago, on 2026-10-18.
• We have seen 4 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-19Asked for more permissions (10, was 8) (changed: site access, browser permissions)
2. 2026-09-30Asked for fewer permissions (8, was 12)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-19Version 16.0.0 · Asked for more permissions (10, was 8) (changed: site access, browser permissions)
2. 2026-09-30Version 13.0.0 · Asked for fewer permissions (8, was 12)
3. 2026-09-22Version 10.0.0
4. 2026-09-02Version 8.0.0

Who publishes it

slimygorrila, who publishes 8 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-05-29 and was last updated on 2026-10-18.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Proxy Client for Onion No site access · 5 permissions 4k users ★ 3.5
2. IRVPN Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 2 site patterns 9 users ★ 4.7
3. Browse with Onion Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 2k users ★ 2.7

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Onion VPN access?

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does Onion VPN collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Onion VPN asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Does Onion VPN publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.