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Compare Chrome extensions: Proxy Switcher and Manager vs Proxy SwitchyOmega

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Stats Proxy Switcher and Manager Proxy Switcher and Manager Proxy SwitchyOmega Proxy SwitchyOmega
User count 50,000+ 2,000,000+
Average rating 4.26 4.62
Rating count 108 3,760
Last updated 2022-09-20 2020-11-22
Size 242.69K 963.58K
Version 0.6.3 2.5.21
Short description
Manage and switch between multiple proxy types (SOCKS, PAC, and Direct) with profile support Manage and switch between multiple proxies quickly & easily.
Full summary

"Proxy Switcher and Manager" extension brings the power of proxy management to your browser. Using this extension, you can configure your browser to use a proxy server without altering your operating system's network. The toolbar icon indicates the current type of proxy your browser is using (No Proxy Mode (Direct), Auto-detect Proxy Mode, Manual Mode (SOCKS and HTTPS), and PAC Script Mode). The extension is designed such that no resource is used while the panel is closed.

Features:

  1. Supports profiles to store multiple proxy servers and switch between them when needed
  2. Supports inline PAC script
  3. Supports refreshing the PAC script from a remote server
  4. Displays failed resources and the reason they failed
  5. Supports badge text and toolbar color to differentiate between proxy profiles

Notes:

  1. The toolbar icon is an indicator of the current proxy type. Place your mouse over the toolbar button to get more info.
  2. The badge text displays the number of failed resources. Opening the panel, you can check these resources by pressing the "Error Log" button (this feature is disabled by default).
  3. It is possible to search for free transparent or anonymous proxy servers in the manual proxy tab.

Why do I need this extension to alter my proxy?

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Changing proxy settings has never been so convenient. Think SwitchyOmega as a modern version of the "Proxy Settings" dialog, designed to be simpler, quicker and more powerful, specially optimized for Chrome.

No more digging through the advanced section in Chrome settings. No repeated filling and clearing the proxy config dialog of your operating system. Just tell SwitchyOmega about all your proxies, and enjoy switching with one click on the popup menu. You can also teach Auto Switch to use the right proxy for the right website automatically.

This extension replaces SwitchySharp, SwitchyPlus and Proxy Switchy. If you are using SwitchySharp, installing this extension will automatically migrate all profiles and settings for you. As a fallback, you can also export a backup file manually in SwitchySharp and then import the file in SwitchyOmega.

NOTE: Please report issues by RIGHT-clicking the extension icon and select the "Report Issue" in the context menu so that I can locate and fix the issue more quickly.

Alternative download link (Github): https://github.com/FelisCatus/SwitchyOmega/releases

SwitchyOmega is absolutely free and open source. It does not insert ads into any website. It contains absolutely no malware. It just does proxy configuration, and aims to be perfect tool of that.

Disclaimer: SwitchyOmega does not come with any proxy server, VPNs or anything like that. Thus, SwitchyOmega will not magically unblock websites or protect your privacy, unless you instruct it to use a proxy server which does. You should only use trusted proxy servers, because SwitchyOmega can not protect you from bad proxies that inject ads, track you or record your password. And if you don't have a proxy server, you probably won't need SwitchyOmega. Sounds reasonable, right?

Privacy Policy: https://github.com/FelisCatus/SwitchyOmega/wiki/Privacy#english

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