User Agent Switcher

Quickly and easily switch between popular user-agent strings.

User Agent Switcher: Easily Change Your User-Agent

'User Agent Switcher' is a Chrome extension aimed at providing an easy interface to switch between user-agent strings. Acting as the bridge between you and the internet, this tool enhances the browsing experience by changing your browser's user-agent to any of the 26 pre-defined user-agents upon clicking. It also enables testing on selected live URLs, editing of user-agents, and storing of results locally or on Google Drive.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.36
(11)
Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2023-11-01)
Creation date: 2020-05-14
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 420.86K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Good for macOS M1 users
Cons
  • Contains ads
  • Considered a clone of another popular User-Agent extension
  • Accused of being spyware and tracking user data
  • Fails to perform its intended function
Most mentioned
  • Clone of another extension
  • Contains ads
  • Does nothing at all
  • Spyware accusations
User reviews
https://www.toprevenuegate.com/qf5g37efs0?key=8735ae04b8d0218daad219ce77074198
by Abdul Baten Hossen, 2023-11-11

GOOD
by Arifur Rahman ARIF, 2023-09-30

Clone d'un autre User-Agent populaire, mais plein de pub.
by Glenn Gagné, 2023-04-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of User Agent Switcher. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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