Smart HTTPS

Automatically changes HTTP protocol to HTTPS, and if loading encounters error, reverts it back to HTTP.

What is Smart HTTPS?

"Smart HTTPS" is a Chrome extension dedicated to providing a safer browsing experience. It does this by automatically converting HTTP protocol to HTTPS for secure webpage loading. In the event of loading errors, it reverts to the original HTTP protocol. Also includes features such as remembering non-HTTPS websites, an ON|OFF switch, and a website whitelist option.

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By: Lynn

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.39 (31)

Version: 0.3.3 (Last updated: 2024-04-15)

Creation date: 2020-05-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 117.76K

Email: qa*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 6643 ▼ 66

Other rankings

#1464 in Tools ▼ 1 #16 in smart keyword 43 ▲ 2 #137 in secure keyword 22 ▲ 32

Other platforms

Smart HTTPS (v0.3.2)

4.36

(259) 19,062+

Smart HTTPS (v0.3.3)

5.00

(11) 16,439+

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Smart HTTPS is an extension that helps you always use the secure HTTPS protocol if it is supported by the site's server.

It automatically changes the HTTP protocol to the secure HTTPS, and if loading errors occur, the extension will revert to the original HTTP protocol.

Key features a. Automatically change all HTTP requests to the secure HTTPS. b. All websites (addresses) that do not support HTTPS are remembered to speed up the protocol-check process. Note that you can see and delete these items from the extension's Options page. c. The toolbar button serves as the extension's ON|OFF switch. Blue indicates ON and Gray is OFF. d. Add desired websites to the whitelist (see Options page).

Note: to report bugs, please visit the extension homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/smart-https.html) and find the bug report form.

User reviews

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Pros

Much more reasonable solution than HTTPS Everywhere
Tries to connect over HTTPS first, then falls back to HTTP
Low memory usage compared to HTTPS Everywhere
Easy to use
Effective at preventing tracker phishing

Cons

No alerts when upgrading HTTP to HTTPS
Extension appears buggy and abandoned
Rules may disappear and not work properly when opening multiple tabs
Some websites may break due to incomplete HTTPS versions
Issues with loading CSS over HTTP when HTTPS sites are available

Most mentioned

Buggy behavior and lack of updates
Comparison to HTTPS Everywhere highlighting pros and cons
Low resource usage

Recent reviews

I liked this as HTTPS Everywhere alternative but if we have enabled HTTPS in browser and added this addon or added this addon but not enabled HTTPS in browser, then there is no alert like HTTPS Everywhere that site is HTTP and will be upgraded by this addon to HTTPS. I wonder it works or not. I use chrome and opera but never seen it work or show itself working. If dev is updating this addon then show us when we are accessing HTTP site that this addon is upgrading it to HTTPS site. Until then it will be 2 stars.

Nocturnal Owl Digitalist, 2022-08-19

latest update is corrupt and fails to enable and work properly

Tom Morris, 2019-04-29

It's a much more reasonable solution than what HTTPS Everywhere does, which is rely on a crowd-sourced list of https-enabled websites. Smart HTTPS will always try to connect over https first and if there is an https version of the site, it'll switch you over; if there's not, it'll fall back to plain http. It's one of those extensions that you install once and forget it's there. It's worth mentioning that some websites may break - although it's never happened to me in two months since I started using it - because they might have an https version but it may be under development or not fully-functional. That's not a problem as you can blacklist websites and always load them over plain http. As an additional benefit, it takes up a quarter of the memory used by HTTPS Everywhere.