User Agent Switcher for Browser

Name: User Agent Switcher for Browser
Rating: 4.1 (17 reviews)
Author: Free Simple Apps

Quickly and easily switch between popular user-agent strings.

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User Agent Switcher for Browser offers a fast and user-friendly way to switch between 26 popular user-agent strings. With a simple interface, you can select any user-agent to instantly change your browser's identity after entering a new URL. The extension also allows editing any user-agent string directly from a textbox.

Beyond simple switching, the web version supports testing multiple live URLs with different user-agents simultaneously. You can save your testing results locally or upload them to Google Drive, enabling convenient access anytime. This 100% free tool is ideal for developers, testers, and anyone looking to simulate various browsing environments with ease.

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Version:

3.0.0 Last updated: 2024-05-03

Creation date:

2020-08-18

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

120.26KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-13

Ranking

# 1,574 ▲ 8

Other rankings

#1 in agent keyword 61 ▲ 2

#33 in switch keyword 26 ▲ 1

#100 in string keyword 11 ▼ 1

#104 in input keyword 36 ▲ 6

#106 in drive keyword 50

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Other platforms

User Agent Switcher for Google Chrome™ (v3.0.0)

3,000 4.14

(21)

User reviews

User Agent Switcher for Browser is praised for its ease of use, effective UA switching across platforms, and reasonable interface design. Users appreciate its free availability and IP hiding capability. However, multiple reviewers report bugs affecting site functionality when custom UA is disabled or even when the extension is enabled without changes. Additionally, the extension does not alter UA for all webpage resources, and the interface could be modernized.

Pros

Allows changing the User Agent (UA) effectively for various devices including PC, Android, and iOS.
Simple, convenient, and easy to use with a reasonable interface design.
Free to use and can hide IP.
Offers custom User Agent editing functionality.
Quick switching and website display remains normal during use.

Cons

Disabling custom UA can cause website abnormalities, such as white screens on bilibili and issues with search or top bars.
Some bugs reported when the extension is enabled but UA is not changed, affecting user details and comments on sites like bilibili and tiktok.
Does not modify UA for all resources (e.g., JavaScript), only for webpage resource requests, limiting effectiveness.
User interface is somewhat outdated and could benefit from updates.

Recent reviews

能改UA，但是关闭自定义UA时，也会导致某些网站异常，如bilibili进UP主页会白屏，搜索会导致顶栏没有等。已换用BrowserNative的

by *****, 2024-08-07

Recently there have been some bugs, when this plugin is enabled (only enabled without changing the UA), the user details of the site bilibili and the comments and search of tiktok will not work.

by *****, 2024-06-04

简单实用

by *****, 2022-10-26

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Extension safety

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User Agent Switcher for Browser requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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