ProxySwitcheroo

Name: ProxySwitcheroo
Rating: 4.381 (21 reviews)
Author: Pedro Côrte-Real

By: Pedro Côrte-Real

Simple and Safe Proxy Switching

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Features & Capabilities

ProxySwitcheroo is a lightweight Firefox extension designed for simple and secure proxy switching without requiring access to all your browsing data. It enables users with SSH access to easily set up a SOCKS proxy by starting an SSH connection and configuring Firefox's manual proxy settings. The extension adds a convenient toggle button (globe icon) to quickly switch between the configured SOCKS proxy and no proxy mode.

Users can configure any proxy supported by Firefox and toggle effortlessly using the extension. To function properly, ProxySwitcheroo requires permission to "Run in Private Windows" because proxy settings affect all browser windows globally. This extension prioritizes user privacy and simplicity by avoiding unnecessary permissions and providing an efficient proxy management experience.

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Version:

1.0.1 Last updated: 2020-01-10

Version code:

4938601

Creation date:

2017-11-26

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Size:

114.59KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

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# 15,513 ▼ 361

Other rankings

#54 in kitchen keyword 1 #92 in proxy keyword 64 ▼ 4#102 in switch keyword 21 ▼ 3#106 in wifi proxy keyword 78 ▼ 6#211 in pitch keyword 35 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Pedro Côrte-Real

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/proxyswitcheroo/

Website:

https://github.com/pedrocr/proxyswitcheroo/issues

User Reviews

Exactly what I was looking for. An easy way to alternate between automatic and manual proxy configuration.

by Lu*****, 2021-11-04

does not work for me in FF 80.0.1 manual proxy aside works great, clicking addon's icon does not switch direct to manual mode.

by dj*****, 2020-09-30

Does exactly what supposed to do. Unlike other proxy "switchers". 5+

by Fi*****, 2020-04-22

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Is ProxySwitcheroo Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

ProxySwitcheroo requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.

Risk likelihood

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ProxySwitcheroo has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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