FoxyProxy: Advanced Proxy Management Chrome and Firefox Extension
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FoxyProxy is an open-source, advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Chrome's limited proxying capabilities. No paid accounts are necessary; bring your own proxies or buy from any vendor. The original proxy tool, since 2006. FoxyProxy has been owned and developed consistently by the same team since 2006. It has never been sold and never will.
WHAT IS IT? FoxyProxy is a Chrome and Firefox extension which switches an internet connection across one or more proxy servers:
- by point-and-click of colored icons
- by URL (define URL patterns with wildcards or regular expressions)
- by browser tab - set individual proxies per tab: assign up to 4 proxy servers for use on 4 different tabs.
FoxyProxy automates the manual process of editing your browser's proxy settings.
- Customize colors and country flags to make it easy to see which proxy is in use
- Proxy per tab, by URL, or by point-and-click of colored icons
- Import/Export all of your settings, or just URL patterns, to share with others (fixed in 8.0 and above)
- Select a proxy specifically to use in Incognito Mode
User reviews
- Makes it easier to manage and switch between proxies
- Useful for users with multiple proxy needs
- Good for writing desired routes
- Does not support SOCKS5 authentication well
- Poor UI/UX experience
- Inconsistent performance on Chrome compared to Firefox
- Causes unwanted pop-up ads to open
- SOCKS5 authentication issues
- Poor performance in Chrome
- Difficulties with user interface
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FoxyProxy requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
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FoxyProxy has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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