# RandomUA

> Changes your User-Agent string to a sensible-looking string which is different for every request. Having a different UA on each request make it a lot easier to evade some tracking schemes. Supports excluding certain domains, and mobile-like UAs.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `randomua`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Leonora Tindall
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-04
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/randomua/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/leotindall/randomua](https://github.com/leotindall/randomua)

## Description

RandomUA is a Firefox add-on that changes your User-Agent string to a sensible-looking, desktop-browser-like string which is different for every request. It helps you evade tracking schemes and protects your privacy online.

## Rankings

- #39,840 — Overall
- #147 — string

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/randomua)