# User agent override

> Gives the ability to set custom user agent string

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/user-agent-override](https://chrome-stats.com/d/user-agent-override)

## Overview

- **ID:** `user-agent-override`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nikola Glavina
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-02
- **First published:** 2022-02-01
- **Size:** 9.03 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/user-agent-override/)

## Description

User Agent Override is a Firefox add-on that allows you to set a custom user agent string, giving you control over how your browser appears to websites you visit.

## Rankings

- #36,569 — Overall
- #14 — override
- #31 — overdrive
- #46 — agent
- #106 — agenda
- #218 — string

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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/user-agent-override)