# Alt Tong

> Promptly change 'Accept-Language' HTTP header to a configurable string. Inspired by Dan Callahan's "Quick Accept-Language Switcher". Managed by tabs context menu (its label) and extension options page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/alt-tong](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alt-tong)

## Overview

- **ID:** `alt-tong`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Max Nikulin
- **Category:** language-support,other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.4resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-06-21
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/alt-tong/)

## Description

Alt Tong is a Firefox add-on that allows users to promptly change the 'Accept-Language' HTTP header to a configurable string. It is managed through the tabs context menu and the extension options page. With this add-on, users can easily modify the 'Accept-Language' header to suit their preferences and needs.

## Rankings

- #120,116 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alt-tong)