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Ping Blocker

by Armin Sebastian · armin.dev · Privacy & Security
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Stop sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
5
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#28K
#23K among extensions
Version
2.1.0
updated 5 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3001,1502,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
135Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Ping Blocker

Ping Blocker is a browser extension that prevents sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing. Ping Blocker is an open source project made possible thanks to a community of awesome supporters. If you'd like to support the continued development of the extension, please check out https://armin.dev/go/patreon. The extension blocks ping requests sent in the background when you click on links. Beacon requests and CSP reports are also blocked. Verify if ping requests are currently sent by your browser with Ping Spotter. https://armin.dev/apps/ping-spotter The extension is also available for Edge and Firefox: https://github.com/dessant/ping-blocker#readme The developer does not collect any personal data from this extension, visit the extension's privacy policy for more information. Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests. https://github.com/dessant/ping-blocker

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
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30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
2.1.05 Jun 2026
2.0.02 Jun 2024
1.0.02 Feb 2020

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
2 Feb 2020
Size
33 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
jkpocifanmihboebfhigkjcdihgfcdnb

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagewebRequestdeclarativeNetRequest
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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