Smart HTTPS
Automatically changes HTTP protocol to HTTPS, and if loading encounters error, reverts it back to HTTP.
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4.41
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works as an alternative to HTTPS Everywhere.
- Takes up fewer system resources than HTTPS Everywhere.
- Automatically tries to connect to HTTPS first, improving security.
- Easy to use and install, often forgotten about after installation.
Cons
- Lacks alerts or notifications when the extension upgrades HTTP to HTTPS.
- Bugs and issues reported, including disappearing rules and functionality failures with multiple tabs.
- Recent updates may cause the extension to become corrupt or not work properly.
- CSS may not load correctly when HTTPS is enabled, resulting in site loading issues.
Most mentioned
- Notifying users when upgrading HTTP to HTTPS is lacking.
- Bugs and overall abandonment of the extension.
- It works well in terms of memory usage compared to alternatives.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 |  | | ru | Отлично работает расширение |
| 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. |
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