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User-Agent Switcher
Easily override the browser's User-Agent string
What is User-Agent Switcher?
Stats
- storage
- tabs
- webNavigation
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
Chrome-Stats Rank
Other platforms
Summary
Easily pose as another browser by changing the User-Agent
header.*
Pretending to be a different browser can be useful in a number of different situations:
- Some web pages require you to log in or buy a subscription to view their content, but give full read access to search engines.
- Some web pages determine whether you're using a mobile or desktop browser based on your user-agent.
- Some web pages require you to use a specific browser to access their site.
- And potentially more…
- Also changes
navigator.userAgent
, as well generating convincing values for several of the othernavigator.*
properties.
– Translating “User-Agent Switcher” to a new language Any help in translating this extension is greatly appreciated! To do so, simply visit our project on the WebLate hosted instance, create an account and either select an existing language or add a new one to get going. Thanks for helping out!
(Alternatively you may submit a merge request on GitLab with the updated translation files or send me the translations using the “Support E-mail”-Address.)
– Getting Help Found a bug or want a new feature? Please use the GitLab issue tracker to submit these instead of just mentioning them as part of your reviews. This way it becomes much easier for me to keep track of reported issues and get back to you if additional information is needed to help you.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Allows user to switch between mobile and desktop versions of websites
- Works well for accessing subscription-based forums
- Useful for displaying desktop version of websites on mobile devices
Cons
- Some users reported issues with memory leaks
- Not effective on some particularly 'smart' sites
- Caused blocking from certain actions (e.g. CloudFlare human verification)
Most mentioned
- Allows user to switch between mobile and desktop versions of websites
- Memory leak issues
- Useful for accessing subscription-based forums
Recent reviews
Safety
Risk impact
User-Agent Switcher 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 User-Agent Switcher if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
User-Agent Switcher is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.