# Proxy Toggle

> Toggle between direct connection and using a proxy server.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/proxy\_toggle](https://chrome-stats.com/d/proxy_toggle)

## Overview

- **ID:** `proxy_toggle`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chlorite
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 32
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-28
- **First published:** 2024-12-28
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/proxy_toggle/)

## Description

Fork of project from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/proxy-toggle/" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/proxy-toggle/</a>
Thanks to Richard West for this project.

- Added Features

* Added Blacklist/Whitelist Feature.
* Added statistics and status widget.

- Original Description

Switch between a direct internet connection and using a proxy server with a single click on the toolbar icon or the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+Y by default). This addon overrides the standard Firefox proxy settings, so don't expect to use both.

Features include: -
<ul><li>Support for HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5 proxy types</li><li>Username/password authentication</li><li>Remote DNS (SOCKS only)</li><li>Option to skip proxy for local network addresses</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #19,936 — Overall
- #30 — toggle
- #76 — proxy
- #95 — wifi proxy
- #162 — override
- #197 — connection

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `proxy`
- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `alarms`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/proxy_toggle)