# Proxy Switcher

> Easily switch between proxy settings.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/basic-proxy-switcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/basic-proxy-switcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `basic-proxy-switcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RubenStaub
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-16
- **First published:** 2025-05-13
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/basic-proxy-switcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/RubenStaub/ProxySwitcher/tree/main](https://github.com/RubenStaub/ProxySwitcher/tree/main)

## Description

Switch quickly between your proxy settings.

Either use the quick setting button to switch between "no proxy" and "manual", or explicitly choose which proxy type you want to use.

Disclaimer: The logo is based on personal work inspired by noto emojis (published under SIL Open Font License 1.1)

## Rankings

- #79,909 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `proxy`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- 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/basic-proxy-switcher)