User-Agent Switcher

User-Agent Switcher

Switches User-Agent strings to mimic, spoof or fake other browsers or bots.

What is User-Agent Switcher?
User-Agent Switcher is a Chrome extension built to modify your user agent, essentially tricking websites into thinking you're using a different browser or device. It allows you to slip into Internet Explorer-only websites, impersonate an iPhone, or even emulate Google's search bot. The tool provides a selection of commonly used user agent strings and also allows custom input.
Stats
Users: 90,000+
Rating: 3.81 (361)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2013-03-15)
Creation date: 2013-03-14
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
Size: 25.27K
URLs: Website
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Summary

The User Agent Switcher changes your user agent to spoof other devices and/or browsers. You can put on your IE hat and slip past virtual bouncers into Internet Explorer-only websites; blend in as an iPhone or see how sites render when they think you're Google's search spider.

User-Agent Switcher is simple, yet powerful. It adds a toolbar button that you can use to toggle between different commonly used user agent strings, or you can enter your own.

User Agent Switcher overrides Chrome's default user agent, tricking websites into thinking you’re using a different browser.

What’s a User Agent?

A user agent is a small text description of your device that is sent with every web request. Websites can detect the browser you’re using and serve different content - this is why iPhone and Android users see special mobile websites when they browse the web.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Funciona perfectamente y porfin puedo descargar las imagenes en jpg y no en webp
  • most lightweight and simple UA switcher for Chrome-based browser
  • Works like a charm!
Cons
  • Nothing works any more
  • Not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing
  • Lacking basic features, like permanent spoof list or Js spoofing
  • Way too old. Needs updated strings. Too many broken sites
  • doesn't work as should
Most mentioned
  • Needs update or maintenance
  • Doesn’t work properly or as expected
  • Concerns about security or privacy
  • Obsolete/broken due to not being updated
Recent reviews
+ За Googlebot - За то, что нельзя прописать вручную свой Useragent
by A Google user, 2019-03-27

It works but is not very easy to use, does not always announce it is a certain agent, therefore the webpage being tested does not always switch to Mobile as is should with the agent switched.
by A Google user, 2017-03-15

簡單方便、快速好用。
by Keddy Hsu Keddy Hsu, 2014-01-11
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Safety
Risk impact

User-Agent Switcher is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install User-Agent Switcher if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

User-Agent Switcher is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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