# SkipDNS

> 🔄 Moving a website to a new server? See your site on the NEW host before DNS switches — or peek at the OLD one after it already has. ⚡ HOW IT WORKS 1⃣ Open the site — SkipDNS pre-fills the domain 2⃣ Enter the server IP (add :port if needed)

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `skipdns`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** djekanovic
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2026-07-19
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/skipdns/)

## Description

🔄 Moving a website to a new server?
See your site on the NEW host before DNS switches — or peek at the OLD one after it already has.
The usual way is editing your hosts file: admin rights, hidden folders, flushing DNS, then remembering to undo it. SkipDNS does it in one click, right from your toolbar.
⚡ HOW IT WORKS
1⃣  Open the site — SkipDNS pre-fills the domain
2⃣  Enter the server IP (add :port if needed)
3⃣  Click Enable override — the page reloads from that server
🟢 A green bubble on the icon shows when an override is live for the tab you're on. Remove it with one click — or just close the browser, nothing is saved.
✨ WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT
✅ Two inputs, one button — zero configuration
✅ Green ON badge — always know when it's active
✅ Session-only — overrides vanish when the browser closes
✅ Works like a hosts-file entry — Host header stays intact
✅ 100% local — no account, no tracking, no external services
✅ Free and lightweight
🎯 PERFECT FOR
👨💻 Developers testing a site on a staging or new server
🏢 Agencies verifying a migration before flipping DNS
🖥 Sysadmins comparing old vs. new hosting side by side
🔍 Anyone who ever googled "how to edit hosts file"
💡 GOOD TO KNOW
Browsers don't let extensions change real DNS, so SkipDNS routes the overridden domain to your chosen IP instead. Pages load over HTTP (HTTPS is switched automatically) — exactly what you need for "is my site on the right server?" checks.
Strictly HTTPS-enforced sites (HSTS, some CDN/WAF hosts) may resist the override — use a hosts-file entry for those.
Overrides apply to all tabs and clear when the browser closes.

## Rankings

- #57,811 — Overall
- #35 — skipads
- #126 — skip ads

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `proxy`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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