# ProxySwitcheroo

> Simple and Safe Proxy Switching

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/proxyswitcheroo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/proxyswitcheroo)

## Overview

- **ID:** `proxyswitcheroo`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pedro Côrte-Real
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 45
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.38 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-10
- **First published:** 2017-11-26
- **Size:** 115 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/proxyswitcheroo/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/pedrocr/proxyswitcheroo/issues](https://github.com/pedrocr/proxyswitcheroo/issues)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #16,979 — Overall
- #63 — kitchen
- #110 — proxy
- #112 — switch
- #127 — wifi proxy
- #237 — pitch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `proxy`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- 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/proxyswitcheroo)