User-Agent Switcher
User-Agent Switcher: Switch User-Agents in Firefox with Ease
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Add-on summary
User-Agent Switcher can quickly and easily changes your browser's user-agent. There are 26 popular user-agent strings to choose from!
Important features: a. Toolbar popup UI provides an easy interface to access 26 user-agents. Clicking on any UA, will change your browser's user-agent after reload. b. The first row in the panel UI is for mobile user-agents. c. Second row is for desktop user-agents and third row is for desktop operating systems. d. The last row in the panel UI is dedicated for the control options including a button to change the UA to its default value. A button to edit the current UA, you can also use it to copy the current UA to the clipboard. Moreover, you can specify a particular URL or domain so that UA is only applied to that URL or domain (read FAQ for detailed description) e. There is also a status-bar in the panel to show the current UA and other info as you move the mouse within the popup UI. f. Default UAs can be modified from the toolbar panel UI (v.0.1.4)
Note 1: to report bugs, please visit add-on's homepage and fill the bug report form.
Note 2: in order to use custom user-agent strings, please use my other addon, Custom UserAgent String
Review on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaJx1HT21QU
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Easy to use for web development and switching user agents.
- Allows access to content that may be restricted on certain browsers.
- Clean interface and functionality for specific use cases like streaming.
- Built-in user-agent options are outdated, causing issues with many websites.
- Lacks easy toggle functionality to switch user agents quickly.
- Frequent updates are needed, as many are experiencing compatibility issues.
- Outdated user-agent options
- Need for updates
- Functionality that helps bypass restrictions or errors on websites
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
User-Agent Switcher requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of User-Agent Switcher. Use it at your own risk.
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- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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