Ezproxy Switcher

Name: Ezproxy Switcher
Author: cywu

To access academic papers on some sites, sometimes one is required to go through one's institute's ezproxy. Click the icon in the address bar to quickly switch between ezproxied URL and non-ezproxied URL.

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First fill in your institute's ezproxy address in Options. Then click the button in the address bar (or in the menu on Android) to quickly switch between ezproxied URL and non-ezproxied URL. The extension only transforms the URL. You will be connected to your institute's ezproxy server. If you are already logged in on your institute's network, then feast your eye on the paper you want to download. If you are not logged in, your institute will ask you to log in and you can feast afterwards. Credential with the institute is generally required to use its ezproxy.

Add-on

By:

cywu

Daily users:

12 -1

Version:

1.0.2 Last updated: 2019-10-31

Version code:

4891595

Creation date:

2018-11-29

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Size:

10.89KB

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 25,561 ▼ 907

Other rankings

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Ezproxy Switcher does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Ezproxy Switcher is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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