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Language Switch
Allows to change the language identifier sent to webservers to whatever language you need.
What is Language Switch?
Language Switch is a fully configurable Firefox add-on that allows users to change the language identifier sent to webservers. It comes with preconfigured languages but it's customizable to user preferences. It modifies the Accept-Language header, navigator.language, and navigator.languages JavaScript preferences based on user-selected language and sends a languagechange event to all open tabs upon the change.
Stats
By:
Manuel Reimer
Rating:
4.45
(47)
Creation date:
2018-06-23
Weekly download count:
104
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
Size:
44.35K
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
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Summary
This addon allows to easily change the language identifier that is sent to webservers.
Top features:
- Fully configurable. There are 5 preconfigured languages, but it's up to you add more languages or edit/delete the preconfigured ones.
- Modifies the Accept-Language header to reflect your selected language.
- Modifies the navigator.language and navigator.languages JavaScript preferences to reflect your selected language.
- Sends a languagechange event to all open tabs whenever you change the language.
User reviews
User reviews summary
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spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Quick and easy to add new languages
- Essential for maintaining anonymity for minority language users on mobile
- Useful for testing internationalization (i18n) during web app development
- Forces English in specific applications like ansible tower
- Convenient for bilingual users
Cons
- Does not work when language is switched by some users
- Perceived as lacking usefulness by some
- Incompatibility with VPN usage
- Cannot configure per-domain language settings
- Doesn't remember selected language for each site
Most mentioned
- Easy to use
- Useful for bilingual users or developers
- Lacks ability to remember language settings per site
- Issues with functionality when used with a VPN
- Inability to configure per-domain language settings
Recent reviews
doesn't do anything when i switch the language. is there some kind of setting that i need to change for it to work?
by
Firefox user 18254832, 2024-01-24
Safety
Risk impact
Language Switch is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Language Switch if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Language Switch is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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