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What the proxy permission means for a Chrome extension

Live Chrome Web Store extensions that declare proxy: 2 056, which is 1% of the 270 886 whose permissions we have read. Counted after our catalog pass of 2026-10-10.

What it lets an extension do

Change which proxy your browser connects through proxy

Reaches your browsing data or every site

Permissions in this group reach your browsing data or every site. Plenty of honest extensions need one; check that what the extension is for explains it.

What Chrome says when you add one

When you add an extension that declares it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

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.

How common it is in each category

How common it is in each category
CategoryShare of extensionsExtensions
Make Chrome Yours · Privacy16%874 of 5 449
Productivity · Developer1%244 of 28 347
Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility1%54 of 8 075
Lifestyle · Travel1%5 of 855
Productivity · Tools1%582 of 106 524
Productivity · Workflowunder 1%186 of 45 728
Lifestyle · Socialunder 1%24 of 7 160
Productivity · Communicationunder 1%19 of 7 120
Make Chrome Yours · Functionalityunder 1%20 of 11 127
Lifestyle · Shoppingunder 1%14 of 8 710
Lifestyle · Entertainmentunder 1%9 of 6 364
Productivity · Educationunder 1%14 of 11 519
Lifestyle · Fununder 1%7 of 8 489
Lifestyle · Gamesunder 1%3 of 6 897
Lifestyle · Artunder 1%1 of 3 521
Lifestyle · Household0%0 of 492
Lifestyle · News0%0 of 1 631
Lifestyle · Well Being0%0 of 2 878

Counted over the live extensions of each 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.

Widely installed extensions that ask for it

  1. VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection Access to every site · 16 permissions, 1 site pattern 15.0M users ★ 4.2
  2. Free VPN for Chrome - VPN Proxy VeePN Access to every site · 9 permissions, 1 site pattern 15.0M users ★ 4.5
  3. Free VPN for Chrome - VPN Proxy 1clickVPN Access to every site · 6 permissions, 2 site patterns 9.0M users ★ 4.6
  4. Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Chrome Access to every site · 9 permissions, 1 site pattern 8.0M users ★ 4.5
  5. Urban VPN Proxy Access to every site · 10 permissions, 2 site patterns 7.0M users ★ 4.7
  6. Hola VPN - Your Website Unblocker Access to every site · 9 permissions, 1 site pattern 4.0M users ★ 4.8
  7. Touch VPN - Secure and unlimited VPN proxy Access to every site · 8 permissions, 1 site pattern 3.0M users ★ 4.6
  8. 夸克网盘-网页嗅探 Access to every site · 8 permissions, 3 site patterns 3.0M users ★ 1.7
  9. Адаптер Рутокен Коннект Access to specific sites only · 8 permissions, 3 site patterns 2.0M users ★ 1.6
  10. Free VPN Proxy - 1VPN Access to every site · 10 permissions, 1 site pattern 2.0M users ★ 4.7

Each links to what that extension can access and how its permissions have changed.

How to check your own extensions

  1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
  2. Open its details. The Permissions section lists what Chrome granted it, in Chrome's own words.
  3. 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.
  4. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Other permissions

Figures come from our own daily pass over the public Chrome Web Store. We do not install or audit extensions and publish no contact details for their developers. Catalog pass of .

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