User-Agent Switcher and Manager
Spoof websites trying to gather information about your web navigation to deliver distinct content you may not want
What is User-Agent Switcher and Manager?
"User-Agent Switcher and Manager" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance user privacy and security. It enables users to spoof their browser's user-agent string, making it difficult for websites to gather specific details about the browsing setup. This extension is highly customizable, allowing users to set custom user-agent strings, specify domains for spoofing, set per-site user-agent strings, and even randomize user-agent strings.
Extension stats
By: rynu.smith
Creation date: 2020-03-15 
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- storage
- contextMenus
- scripting
- declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Host permissions:
- <all_urls>
Size: 796.67K
Email: ry*****@gmail.com
URLs: Privacy policy
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Extension summary
Usage example: You can alter your user-agent string to indicate you?re on a mobile device if you prefer seeing mobile versions of sites so they load quicker.
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This extension allows you to spoof your browser "user-agent" string to a custom designation, making it impossible for websites to know specific details about your browsing arrangement.
Video overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6_Zc4o1MQ
Notes:
- You can easily set custom "user-agent" strings from the toolbar popup
- The extension uses a two-factor technique to mimic your default "user-agent" string, which is the most reliable method
- The extension does not use any resources when it is not spoofing the user-agent
- The extension enables user-agent spoofing on specific domains only; it is conversely possible to exclude certain domains from spoofing. Check the Options page for more info.
- You can set per-site user-agent strings
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works great for many users
- Allows customization of user agent settings
- Adaptively exposes navigator.platform
- Best extension for mobile UI site compatibility
- Helpful for users needing to switch user agents
Cons
- Does not work on Facebook and some other sites
- Outdated version issues prevent certain services from functioning
- Difficult to use for some users
- Not functioning properly in Edge
- Some recent updates have broken functionalities
Most mentioned
- Works great for many users
- Does not work on Facebook
- Customization issues with versions
- Recent updates causing problems
- Difficult to use
Recent reviews
有个的大bug，设置好ua后，点击收藏夹里的网址，第一个页面有时候会跳回默认ua，console说是扩展没有启动，如果能解决这个问题就好了。现在不敢用。
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Li Li, 2024-11-11
Li Li, 2024-11-11Works great for me.
by 
Foo Bar, 2024-10-26
Foo Bar, 2024-10-26惟一有用的插件
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hu b, 2024-10-25
hu b, 2024-10-25Extension safety
Risk impact
User-Agent Switcher and Manager requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
User-Agent Switcher and Manager has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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