Disconnect
Make the web faster, more private, and more secure.
What is Disconnect?
Stats
Chrome-Stats Rank
Summary
Visualize and block the otherwise invisible websites that track your search and browsing history.
Disconnect was named the best privacy tool by the New York Times (2016), Innovation Award winner for Best Privacy and Security software at South by Southwest (2015), listed as one of the 100 best innovations of the year by Popular Science and one of the 20 best Chrome extensions by Lifehacker.
▪ Load the pages you go to up to 44% faster and save up to 39% bandwidth.
▪ Stop tracking by thousands of third-party sites.
Disconnect is open-source, pay-what-you-want software.
You can get help on our site.
Note about using Disconnect with other filtering add-ons like Adblock Plus: Disconnect is compatible with other filtering add-ons, but if you want Disconnect to show blocking info, uninstall then reinstall any other filtering add-ons you have (i.e., Disconnect must be added first).
P.S. Green (or checked) means blocked!
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Option for visualizing connections with other websites
- Enhances tracking protection
Cons
- Not maintained or updated
- May slow down Firefox
- May not be necessary if using Firefox's built-in tracking protection
Most mentioned
- Disconnect's lists already used by Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Obsolete and not updated
- May slow down Firefox
Recent reviews
Safety
Risk impact
Disconnect is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Disconnect if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Disconnect has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.