Snowflake icon

Snowflake

by The Tor Project, Inc. · Social Networking
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Allow users in censored countries to use your network connection to access the Tor network.

Users
100K
+10K in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
−0.21 in 30 days
Ratings
190
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#1,900
#1,662 among extensions
Version
0.10.1
updated 31 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
20K60K100KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 100,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
40115190Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 190 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 Snowflake

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. 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 (https://t.me/torprojectsupportbot) and email (frontdesk@torproject.org). You can also browse the Tor Support Portal (https://support.torproject.org/) and the Tor Project Forum (https://forum.torproject.net) for answers.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.21
30 days+10K+11.1%+2−0.21
6 months+20K+25.0%+12−0.22
1 year+30K+42.9%+37−0.21

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Snowflake appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
project#7+1
chrome#29+52
browser extension#51+18
android#57+4
country#58+15
forum#61−3
install#67+18
extension#73new
internet#76+6

Version history

22 versions recorded
0.10.131 Jul 2026
0.10.010 Jun 2026
0.9.817 Dec 2025
0.9.710 Oct 2025
0.9.624 Sep 2025
0.9.517 Sep 2025
0.9.423 Jul 2025
0.9.320 Mar 2025

Details

Category
Social Networking
First seen
17 May 2022
Size
194 KB
Languages
de, en-US, id, nl, vi, tr, ca, es
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
addons.mozilla.org
Support
snowflake.torproject.org
Extension ID
mafpmfcccpbjnhfhjnllmmalhifmlcie

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageoffscreen

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