Header Hacker

Modifies HTTP headers on the fly.

What is Header Hacker?

Header Hacker is a unique Chrome extension designed to provide users with the capability to swiftly and effortlessly manipulate HTTP headers in real time. It also offers the convenience of pre-setting certain sites to autonomously modify indicated HTTP headers. With the recent version 0.7, the extension now supports the 'Host' header, increasing its functionality and adaptability.

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By: Glenn Wilson

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Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.24 (121)

Version: 0.7 (Last updated: 2013-05-29)

Creation date: 2013-05-28

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 162.82K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 11821 ▼ 85

Other rankings

#2661 in Developer Tools ▲ 6 #7 in hacker keyword 23 #11 in header keyword 44 ▼ 2

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Summary

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Header Hacker is an extension that allows you to quickly and easily modify HTTP headers on the fly. You can also pre-set certain sites to always change specific HTTP headers.

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Version 0.7 adds support for the 'Host' header.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Toggles any header with single click in the popup
Intuitive to use
Notification dot to indicate whether enabled
Allows access to blocked resources

Cons

Crashes Chrome for some users
Destroys Google search page for some users
Doesn't work on specific Chrome versions
Needs better instructions for use

Most mentioned

Works well
Not working in certain Chrome versions
Good for accessing blocked resources

Recent reviews

Just works. Toggles any header with single click in the popup, very intuitive. Also has a nice notification dot to let you know whether it's enabled.

Arnie97, 2022-10-15

не работает Хром

Виталий Рожков, 2022-09-29

Ne fonctionne pas.

Sekaijin世界人, 2021-11-11

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Safety

Risk impact

Header Hacker 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 Header Hacker if you trust the publisher.