Snowflake

Help people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions. Once you install and enable the extension, wait for the snowflake icon to turn green, this means a censored user is connecting through your extension to access the Internet!

Snowflake - Empowering Internet Freedom

Snowflake is a Firefox extension aimed at assisting people in countries with heavy Internet censorship. By just installing and enabling this tool, you empower others to browse the web without barriers. With a green snowflake icon indicating an active connection to a restricted user, your role involves no further action. Notably, all accessible content remains anonymous as IP addresses get masked through Tor exit nodes.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.84
(234)
Version: 0.9.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-11)
Creation date: 2019-06-26
Weekly download count: 243
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 239.58K

Other platforms

Snowflake (v0.9.2)
4.78 (146) 70,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Help people in censored countries bypass censorship by running the Snowflake extension

If you want to help people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions, consider installing and running the Snowflake extension. Once you install it and enable it, there's nothing else you need to do. Once the snowflake icon turns green, this means a censored user is connecting through your extension to access the Internet!

The only prerequisite to install this extension is that the Internet in your country is not heavily censored already.

There is no need to worry about which websites people are accessing through your Snowflake extension. Their visible browsing IP address will match their Tor exit node, not yours (since you're an entrypoint).

If you live in a censored country

If you live in a censored country and want to connect to a Snowflake extension, you do not need to install a separate application to connect to a Snowflake proxy and bypass censorship. It is a circumvention feature embedded within existing apps. Currently Snowflake is available inside Tor Browser on Desktop and Android, Onion Browser on iOS, and Orbot on Android and iOS. If you have downloaded and installed any of these apps, and they are censored in your country, you can bypass the censorship by activating Snowflake through these apps' settings page.

Support channels

If you encounter issues while trying to connect to Tor using Snowflake, the Tor support channel can be reached on Telegram and email ([email protected]). You can also browse the Tor Support Portal and the Tor Project Forum for answers.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps people circumvent censorship with minimal effort
  • A very necessary extension for users in censored countries
  • Crazy good idea as Firefox is widely used and always on
Cons
  • Does not work properly with Chromium-based browsers
  • Cannot be pinned to the addon-bar and interferes with Tor-browser
  • Requires additional configuration for WebRTC that is not clearly communicated
Most mentioned
  • Need for better communication about WebRTC settings
  • Interference with Tor-browser
  • Compatibility issues with mobile Firefox
User reviews
Hello! And many thanks to you. A very necessary extension, but there is one important detail, people in countries with Internet censorship have been waiting for a long time to be able to connect through this extension, is it possible to add a function so that my friend in a censored country could let me know that he wants to connect and I send him an address or something so that he can connect through me to a blocked site without wasting time? Please! I beg you, make this possible or tell me how to do it! I ask YOU!
by 1ubayd, 2024-12-10

by 3kh0, 2024-11-20

by rasendorf, 2024-11-14
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Snowflake does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Snowflake is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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