Switcha

About

Switcha Proxy Switcher is a lightweight and powerful Chrome extension designed for developers and security testers who need fast and flexible proxy management.

It allows you to switch proxy configurations instantly from the toolbar popup without navigating through Chrome settings.

Key Features
- One-click proxy switching from the toolbar popup
- Create, edit, and delete proxy profiles
- Supports Direct, HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5
- Apply proxy globally (all sites)
- Apply proxy to selected domains only (PAC mode)
- Manually enter custom domains
- Disable proxy for specific domains even in global mode
- Automatically suggests domains from currently open tabs
- Persistent rule engine with per-domain configuration
- Clean, lightweight UI with no ads

Use Cases
- Web application testing with tools like Burp Suite
- QA testing across multiple environments
- Testing region-based endpoints via different proxies
- Excluding specific domains from a global proxy setup
- Rapid switching between multiple proxy configurations

Privacy
Switcha does not collect, transmit, or sell any user data.
- No analytics
- No tracking
- No external requests
- No remote code execution
All proxy profiles and rules are stored locally in your browser using chrome.storage.local.

Permissions Explanation
proxy
- Required to modify Chrome proxy settings and apply PAC configurations.
storage
- Used to store proxy profiles and domain rules locally.
tabs
- Used only to detect hostnames from open tabs in order to populate the domain dropdown.
- Switcha does not read page content or browsing history.