Quickly and easily switch between popular user-agent strings.

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1.0.4
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October 31, 2023
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User Agent Switcher Extension

Quickly and easily switch between popular user-agent strings.

UI provides an easy interface to access 26 user-agents.

Clicking on any UA, will change your browser's user-agent after inputting the new url in browser's address bar.

If you use web version you can simple select from 26 predefined UA strings and input any count of live urls for test how it's will look with useragent selected.

There is also an option to edit any useragent from the textbox.

You can save your test results on your local drive or Google Drive from web application.

Try our software now. Its 100% free to use, and you can access the test results onto your hard drive or Google Drive.

What is a User Agent?
Everyone that is browsing the web right now has a user agent. It’s the software that acts as the bridge between you, the user, and the internet. It’s easiest to understand user agents if we backtrack and look at the evolution of the web, so we can understand the benefits of user agents.

When the internet was a text-based system, right back at the beginning of its use, users had to type commands to navigate and send messages. Now, we have browsers to do that for us. We simply point and click, and the browser is acting as our “agent,” turning our actions into commands.

When your browser (or similar device) loads a website, it identifies itself as an agent when it retrieves the content you’ve requested. Along with that user agent identification, the browser sends a host of information about the device and network that it’s on. This is a really set of data for web developers, since it allows them to customize the experience depending on the user agent that’s loaded the page.

User Agent Types
Browsers are a straightforward example of a user agent, but other tools can act as agents. Crucially, not all user agents are controlled or instructed by humans, in real time. Search engine crawlers are a good example of a user agent that is (largely) automated — a robot that trawls the web without a user at the helm.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "__MSG_app_name__", "description": "__MSG_app_description__", "short_name": "useragent switcher", "version": "1.0.4", "manifest_version": 2, "default_locale": "en", "offline_enabled": true, "homepage_url": "https://useragent.freeonlineapps.net/", "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking" ], "browser_action": { "default_title": "__MSG_app_name__", "default_icon": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png" } }, "content_scripts": [{ "all_frames": true, "matches": [""], "run_at": "document_start", "js": ["data/content_script/inject.js"] }], "background": { "page": "lib/chrome/background.html" }, "commands": { "toggle-default-mode": { "description": "Toggle Default UA Mode", "suggested_key": {"default": "Ctrl+Shift+D", "mac": "Command+Shift+D"} } }, "icons": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png", "128": "data/icons/128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install User Agent Switcher extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install User Agent Switcher extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install User Agent Switcher extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install User Agent Switcher extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download User Agent Switcher extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a User Agent Switcher extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the User Agent Switcher Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the User Agent Switcher extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the User Agent Switcher extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for User Agent Switcher extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the User Agent Switcher extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download User Agent Switcher extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install User Agent Switcher extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the User Agent Switcher extension file

Select and download the User Agent Switcher extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the User Agent Switcher extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your User Agent Switcher extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the User Agent Switcher extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install User Agent Switcher extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Abdul Baten Hossen (ID: 0000004a04067f5d) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/11/2023 https://www.toprevenuegate.com/qf5g37efs0?key=8735ae04b8d0218daad219ce77074198

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Arifur Rahman ARIF (ID: 0000008b268a309d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/30/2023 GOOD

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Glenn Gagné (ID: 000000d8c4b19bd2) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/02/2023 Clone d'un autre User-Agent populaire, mais plein de pub.

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Joseph Genther (ID: 000000ca7525560f) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/02/2020 copy of another extension. spyware, tracks and sells your data. https://useragent.freeonlineapps.net/privacy-policy

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Kenneth (ID: 000000a2fffe0019) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/19/2020 does nothing at all