Description
Protects you against tracking through CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) by redirecting to local resources.
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Review Summary
LocalCDN is a frequently updated, open-source Chrome extension that enhances privacy by locally caching CDN resources, offering more features and customization than alternatives like Decentraleyes. Many users praise its effectiveness and regular maintenance. However, it has notable drawbacks, including slowing down website loading times, breaking site functionality requiring frequent disabling, high CPU usage on some sites, and some configuration complexities. Compatibility issues with certain browsers or extensions also cause instability. Overall, it provides improved privacy but may affect browsing experience on some platforms.
Pros
- Frequently updated and actively maintained, providing better support and new features compared to Decentraleyes.
- Open source and FOSS, allowing transparency and community involvement.
- Enhances privacy and security by locally caching CDN resources, reducing external requests.
- Offers more customization options and protection features than similar extensions.
- Generally improves browsing speed and privacy, especially on low-end hardware or when used with other privacy tools.
Cons
- Causes slow website loading or browser lag on certain browsers or configurations.
- Breaks functionality on many websites, requiring frequent disabling to access content properly.
- High CPU usage reported on some websites, impacting performance negatively.
- UI limitations, such as missing options to toggle features like blocking Google Fonts without manual configuration edits.
- Compatibility issues with specific browsers or extensions causing crashes or malfunctioning features.
Permissions
This extension can:
- *://*/*
- privacy
- storage
- webNavigation
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
Additional Information
2.6.77
January 29, 2025
22.76 MB
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Developer Information
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