how to use proxy switchyomega?

What is SwitchyOmega?

SwitchyOmega is a browser extension developed for switching between proxies in a browser environment. SwitchyOmega was introduced to put an end to constantly going through the proxy of editing proxy settings. With this extension installed on your browser, you only need to add your proxies once and you can always switch any time you want from the Browser User Interface. Also, important I stress here that SwitchyOmega proxy settings remain in the browser environment and do not affect your system proxy settings in any way.

How to Use SwitchyOmega?

If you look at the number of users of SwitchyOmega across platforms it supports, you will know that most of their users are using Chrome. Currently, over one million Chrome users have downloaded this extension. This is not surprising though, as Chrome remains the popular browser in the market right now.

Follow the steps below to learn how to configure proxies on SwitchyOmega for Chrome.

• To download SwitchyOmega for Chrome, go to the Chrome web store and search for it. You can click here for a direct link to the page.

After downloading, installation is automatic and the icon for SwitchyOmega which is just a thick blue O will be added to the list of plug-ins. Look out for it close to the address bar and click it, the below will pop up.

• Click on “Options” to get the below page to open. It is from that page that you will configure the proxies.

• As you can see from the above, a profile named proxy is opened. You can enter your proxy details. If you wish to enter your username and password details from this interface, click on the padlock icon close to the port and an interface will come up for you to add the authentication details.

• To add a new profile, click on the New profile icon and the pop up below will come up.

• Give the profile a name and make sure you choose proxy profile then click on the create button. The same interface just like the one for profile:proxy will come up. Enter the required details.

• If you wish to switch proxies based on domain, click on “Auto Switch” and the below interface will open.

• Looking at the interface, you can tell that it is self-explanatory. Choose the condition type, enter domain wildcard, choose the proxy profile and then click on “Apply Changes.”

• To use any of the profiles, just click on the SwitchyOmega icon close to the address bar, its location might differ depending on the number of extensions you have installed. You will see all the added proxy profiles. Click on the one you want and you are good to go.

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