Smart HTTPS
Automatically changes HTTP protocol to HTTPS, and if loading encounters error, reverts it back to HTTP.
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4.39
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spammy, or outdated. 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
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-19 |  | | 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. | |
| 2022-08-19 |  | | en | 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. |
| 2022-05-14 |  | | super | |
| 2019-04-29 |  | | latest update is corrupt and fails to enable and work properly | |
| 2019-04-29 |  | | en | latest update is corrupt and fails to enable and work properly |
| 2018-12-18 |  | | Good idea, unfortunately this extension is buggy and abandoned. P.S. Rules disappearing and sometimes not working when open multiple tabs in a row! | |
| 2018-07-09 |  | | en | Good idea, unfortunately this extension is buggy and abandoned. P.S. Rules disappearing and sometimes not working when open multiple tabs in a row! |
| 2018-08-13 |  | | 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. | |
| 2018-08-13 |  | | en | 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. |
| 2018-04-12 |  | | Nice. |
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