# Best Proxy Switcher

> Best Proxy Switcher was developed by the team, who provides proxy service since 2004 year. You can use Best Proxy Switcher with your own proxy or let it download most recently checked list from our web site automatically!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `best-proxy-switcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Proxy-List.org
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1,385
- **Weekly downloads:** 56
- **Rating:** 4.18 / 5 (165 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-09
- **First published:** 2013-12-14
- **Size:** 2.24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/best-proxy-switcher/)
- **Website:** [http://proxy-list.org/english/contactus.php](http://proxy-list.org/english/contactus.php)

## Description

**Best Proxy Switcher** is a powerful Chrome extension developed by a trusted proxy service provider since 2004. It allows users to seamlessly toggle between proxy servers either by using personal proxy details or by automatically downloading the most recently verified proxy lists from the official Proxy-List.org.

Ideal for advanced users and webmasters, this tool offers an option to register for unlimited access to an extensive database of over 10,000 working proxy servers daily, along with fast, secure VPN proxies. The extension is backed by a decade-long history of reliable service and user trust.

Despite occasional access restrictions due to ISP blocks in some countries, alternative access points are provided to ensure uninterrupted proxy service. Known issues are transparently addressed with helpful instructions to enable cookies or solve common access problems, making it a user-friendly and dependable solution for proxy management.

## Rankings

- #2,763 — Overall
- #3 — best
- #4 — best vpn
- #12 — kitchen
- #19 — proxy
- #29 — wifi proxy

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `proxy`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `management`
- `privacy`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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## Review summary

Users report the add‑on can work intermittently and offers free proxy lists, but the dominant issues are unreliability (fails or breaks after updates), very slow proxy speeds, and frequent verification/CAPTCHA or server connection problems. Several users also complain about a clumsy UI and multiple steps to change or update proxies.

### Pros

- Can work for some users / reportedly works intermittently
- Provides free proxy lists (built‑in and trial lists)
- Basic proxy switching functionality when it functions (users report it can switch proxies)

### Cons

- Unreliable — multiple reports that the add‑on often stops working or fails after updates
- Very slow/free proxies — several users report very low speeds or sluggish browsing
- Verification / CAPTCHA and server connection problems — users report difficult or broken online verification windows and failed server connections
- Cumbersome UI and workflow for switching or updating proxies — complaints about many steps and small verification windows

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/best-proxy-switcher)