FoxyProxy Standard

FoxyProxy is an open-source, advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox's limited proxying capabilities. No paid accounts are necessary; bring your own proxies or buy from any vendor. The original proxy tool, since 2006.
What is FoxyProxy Standard?
'FoxyProxy Standard' is a robust Firefox and Chrome add-on enabling users to switch their internet connection across multiple proxy servers. It allows for automatic or manual proxy switch based on: browser tab, URL patterns, Firefox container, or private browsing window. Unique features include keyboard shortcuts, operation logs, QuickAdd, built-in pattern testing, global website exclusion from all proxying. User control and flexibility is granted with Import/Export settings and optional synchronization with other Firefox instances using Firefox Sync.

Add-on stats

By: Eric Jung
Version: 8.9 (Last updated: 2024-01-31)
Creation date: 2006-04-26
Weekly download count: 17,202
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • downloads
  • notifications
  • proxy
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
Size: 223.91K

Other platforms

FoxyProxy (v8.9)
3.79 (775) 300,000
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Add-on summary

FoxyProxy is owned and developed consistently by the same few people since 2006. It has never been sold and never will.

WHAT IS IT? FoxyProxy is a Firefox and Chrome extension that switches an internet connection across one or more proxy servers. Proxies can be switched by:

  1. point-and-click of colored icons in a popup menu
  2. URL - define URL patterns with wildcards or regular expressions
  3. browser tab - set individual proxies per tab!
  4. Firefox container or Private Browsing windows - define different proxies for each container

SOME FEATURES

  • Automatically switch proxy by: browser tab, URL patterns, firefox container, private browsing window, or manually select from a drop-down list
  • Customize colors and country flags to make it easy to see which proxy is in use
  • Import/Export all of your settings, or just URL patterns, to share with others. Optionally synchronize proxy settings with your other Firefox instances when you use Firefox Sync.
  • Keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch proxies and perform other actions
  • Turn WebRTC on/off to further limit discovery of your IP address
  • Quick-Add to quickly add new URL patterns to proxy settings
  • Globally exclude any website from all proxying
  • Built-in pattern tester to test and debug your URL patterns
  • Advanced logging shows you which proxies were used and when so you can debug problems
  • Extensive built-in help
PERMISSIONS
  • downloads: Required to export the extension settings to a file. Users can import that file to other Chrome/Firefox instances, or share it with colleagues, in order to keep the same settings. It can also be backed up and used later.
  • proxy: The core function of the extension is to allow users to set the proxy server used by the browser.
  • storage: Required to store proxy server settings (hostname, port, username, and which proxy server is enabled by the user)
  • tabs: Required so that users can set separate proxies to use per tab. It is also needed for "QuickAdd" to quickly add a URL pattern that applies to the current/active tab. It is also used to open a URL to getfoxyproxy.org where there is online help.
  • webRequest: Required to authenticate with proxy servers via webRequest.onAuthRequired
  • webRequestAuthProvider: Required to authenticate with proxies servers via webRequest.onAuthRequired
  • browsingData: Required so the extension can delete cookies, indexedDB, and localStorage when requested by the user on the Options page (*Delete Browsing Data* button)
  • privacy: Required so the extension can call browser.privacy.network.webRTCIPHandlingPolicy to turn on/off webRTC in Chrome (*Limit WebRTC* checkbox in Options page)
  • host permission: Required to proxy all webRequests and provide proxy server authentication. all_urls is used because users may choose to load any/all URLs through proxy servers (chrome.webRequest.onAuthRequired and chrome.webRequest.onAuthRequired.addListener) . Required to proxy all webRequests and provide proxy server authentication. Also needed to get accounts details from FoxyProxy servers, if requested by the user with the Import FoxyProxy Account on the Import tab.
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as intended for setting up proxies for specific websites.
  • Useful extension when used with a proxy server.
  • User-friendly and necessary for many users.
Cons
  • Does not work on some Windows 10 systems.
  • Regular expression 'exclude' patterns do not function as expected.
  • Installation issues and failure to download.
Most mentioned
  • Effective for using proxies.
  • Issues with functionality on certain systems.
  • Problems with specific features like regexp patterns.
Recent reviews
The UI is so complex that I cannot even find the way to bypass 192.168.*.*.
by Tony, 2024-11-20

by Auntie, 2024-11-18

Ok, this version of the addon works as intended. I don't understand the point of the Basic version. Being able to automatically use a proxy for specific websites is a must have for me.
by Azarilh, 2024-11-16
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

FoxyProxy Standard requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

FoxyProxy Standard has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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