What is User-Agent Switcher?

User-Agent Switcher is a Chrome extension developed by https://www.toolshack.com, and its main feature is "Switches User-Agent strings to mimic, spoof or fake other browsers or bots.".

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Extension Usage Instructions

The User Agent Switcher changes your user agent to spoof other devices and/or browsers. You can put on your IE hat and slip past virtual bouncers into Internet Explorer-only websites; blend in as an iPhone or see how sites render when they think you're Google's search spider.

User-Agent Switcher is simple, yet powerful. It adds a toolbar button that you can use to toggle between different commonly used user agent strings, or you can enter your own.

User Agent Switcher overrides Chrome's default user agent, tricking websites into thinking you’re using a different browser.

What’s a User Agent?

A user agent is a small text description of your device that is sent with every web request. Websites can detect the browser you’re using and serve different content - this is why iPhone and Android users see special mobile websites when they browse the web.

Extension Basic Information

Name	User-Agent Switcher
ID	lkmofgnohbedopheiphabfhfjgkhfcgf
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/user-agent-switcher/lkmofgnohbedopheiphabfhfjgkhfcgf
Description	Switches User-Agent strings to mimic, spoof or fake other browsers or bots.
File Size	24.68 KB
Installation Count	92,911
Current Version	2.0
Last Updated	2013-03-15
Publish Date	2013-03-14
Rating	3.81/5 Total 361 Ratings
Developer	https://www.toolshack.com
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	http://www.toolshack.com
Help Page URL	http://www.netapplications.com/support.aspx
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
{ "update_url": "http:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "version": "2.0", "background": { "scripts": [ "background.js" ] }, "description": "Switches User-Agent strings to mimic, spoof or fake other browsers or bots.", "minimum_chrome_version": "17.0", "name": "User-Agent Switcher", "permissions": [ "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "" ], "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon.png", "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "User Agent Switcher" }, "content_scripts": [ { "run_at": "document_end", "matches": [ "http:\/\/\/", "https:\/\/\/" ], "js": [ "content.js" ], "all_frames": true } ] }