User-Agent Switcher and Manager

Spoof websites trying to gather information about your web navigation to deliver distinct content you may not want

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User-Agent Switcher and Manager - Secure Browser Extension

"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.

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By: rynu.smith

Users: 400,000+

Rating: 4.37

(233)

1 new ratings

Version: 0.6.3 (Last updated: 2025-01-09)

Creation date: 2020-03-15

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
scripting
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 827.39K

Email: ry*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 951 ▲ 21

Other rankings

#592 in Developer Tools ▼ 1

#2 in agent keyword 56

#11 in manager keyword 71 ▼ 2

#28 in string keyword 47

#133 in options keyword 39 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

User-Agent Switcher and Manager (v0.5.0)

4.16

(716) 99,724+

User-Agent Switcher and Manager (v0.6.3)

4.60

(27) 164,350+

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Extension summary

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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.

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

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