Oxylabs Proxy Extension

Name: Oxylabs Proxy Extension
Rating: 3.924528301886793 (53 reviews)
Author: Oxylabs

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The Oxylabs Proxy Extension is a free Chrome extension designed to streamline your proxy management experience. It allows users to easily add and switch between multiple proxies from any provider, supporting both HTTP(S) and SOCKS protocols. With one click, you can connect and maintain consistent IP addresses across multiple requests, enhancing privacy and access to geo-restricted content.

Key features include unlimited proxy profiles, compatibility with multiple proxy providers, WPAD support to hide proxy info in request headers, and a user-friendly interface allowing quick setup and switching. Whether you want to mask your location or access blocked websites, Oxylabs Proxy Extension provides a seamless and secure browsing experience. For premium proxy services, users can explore Oxylabs' residential, dedicated datacenter, shared datacenter, and mobile proxies via their dashboard.

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By:

Oxylabs

Users:

40,000

Rating:

3.92

(53)

Version:

3.0.1 Last updated: 2025-04-12

Creation date:

2021-04-05

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
proxy
webRequest
webRequestAuthProvider
browsingData

Host permissions:

https://*/*
<all_urls>

Size:

467.00KB

Email:

in*****@oxylabs.io

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-11

Ranking

# 3,840 ▲ 55

Other rankings

#295 in Workflow & Planning

#4 in proxy keyword 71 ▲ 4

#85 in options keyword 13 ▼ 4

#139 in free access keyword 68 ▼ 7

#169 in location keyword 38 ▼ 4

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User reviews

Users appreciate the Oxylabs Proxy Extension for its simplicity, ease of use, and support for multiple proxies with authentication. However, frequent complaints highlight missing SOCKS5 support, unreliable persistence of proxy settings after browser restarts, annoying bugs affecting proxy management, and absence of advanced features that could enhance usability and control. Overall, while functional and fast, the extension requires improvements in stability and feature set to fully satisfy users.

Pros

Easy to use and configure with a simple, minimalist interface
Supports adding and managing multiple proxies including HTTP proxies with authentication
Allows importing and exporting proxies, facilitating batch management
Works well with Oxylabs proxies and other providers
Fast connection and reliable switching between proxies

Cons

Lack of SOCKS5 proxy support after recent updates, which frustrates users
Proxy settings and credentials often fail to persist after browser restart, causing inconvenience and potential issues
Bugs with proxy management such as proxies disappearing unexpectedly and drag-and-drop swapping proxies erroneously
Missing advanced features like whitelist/blacklist sites, custom badge text, auto proxy checking, and PAC file support
Occasional UI issues like inability to scroll to add new proxies and wrong proxy status indicated in toolbar icon

Recent reviews

Appreciate you adding the new import/export feature and adding the SOCKS5 option back in. But i like to report an issue I noticed: 1. The import feature is not working for SOCKS5, only works with the HTTP. 2. And the proxy name does not get export into the json file. Making importing batch of new proxy a bit of a hassle, as you will need to manually rename each of them after importing.

Ch*****, 2025-06-26

работает. легко добавить свое прокси. отлично!

Ga*****, 2025-04-04

Thanks for returning the socks5 option back. Works like a charm and easy to manage

Ar*****, 2025-03-31

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Oxylabs Proxy Extension requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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

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Oxylabs Proxy Extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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