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> I also have a Firefox extension that can be used to route some URLs via the proxy and others not

FoxyProxy? I love that one.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxyproxy-sta...



No, I wrote my own. I avoid third-party extensions because the risk is too high.


Is there any guides or libraries to help you writing your own proxy switch extension? I have considered writing my own for the same reason, but I don’t know where to start. I have experience in writing simple WebExtension, I just don’t know how to write a socks proxy in JS.

Thanks in advance.



Thank you, it looks so easy!




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