ProxyLite - Fast Proxy Switcher & Manager

Fast, lightweight Manifest V3 proxy switcher. Auto-switch rules, SOCKS5/HTTP auth, and 1-click SwitchyOmega import.

# ⚡ ProxyLite: Modern, Ultra-Fast Manifest V3 Proxy Switcher & Manager Tired of bloated, outdated proxy switchers from 2014 that slow down your browser and drain your RAM? **ProxyLite** is the next-generation, high-performance proxy manager built natively on modern Manifest V3 standards. Designed for developers, web scrapers, security researchers, and privacy-conscious professionals, ProxyLite compiles complex routing rules into native Chromium PAC (Proxy Auto-Config) scripts that run at C++ speed with zero background memory leaks. **100% Free Forever**: All features—unlimited profiles, auto-switch rule engines, SOCKS5 authentication, and SwitchyOmega backup imports—are completely free with zero subscriptions or gated paywalls. --- ### 🚀 Why Developers Choose ProxyLite | Feature | Legacy SwitchyOmega / Forks | ProxyLite (MV3) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **Engine Architecture** | Outdated MV2 / Sluggish AngularJS 1.x | Modern React 19 + Chromium Native C++ PAC | | **Pricing Model** | Open-source or broken abandoned forks | **100% Free Forever (Zero paywalls)** | | **Switching Speed** | 1~3 seconds (UI lag) | **Sub-second (0.1s instant toggle)** | | **Settings UI** | Cramped modals or dated 2014 tables | **Dedicated Full Browser Tab Dashboard** | | **Permissions** | Invasive (`webHistory`, `tabs`, content scripts) | **Least-Privilege Only (Zero content scripts)** | | **SOCKS5 Authentication** | Broken or missing auth dialogs | **Resilient SOCKS5 & HTTP Basic/Digest Auth** | | **Rule Compatibility** | Proprietary formats | **1-Click SwitchyOmega .bak Import/Export** | | **IP Verification** | Requires visiting external lookup sites | **1-Click Live Public IP Checker in Popup** | --- ### 🛠️ Key Features #### 1. ⚡ 0.1s Sub-Second Profile Switching - Switch between **Direct**, **System (OS Proxy)**, and custom proxies with a single click from the toolbar popup. - Instant connection status indicator and zero-latency profile activation. #### 2. 🖥️ Clean 2-Column Full-Tab Dashboard - Open settings in a spacious, dedicated browser tab with intelligent tab reuse (never spawns duplicate options tabs). - Minimalist, high-density developer design focused on speed: manage servers, ports, authentication, and rules side-by-side. #### 3. 🎯 Advanced Auto-Switch Rules Engine - **Host Wildcards**: `*.google.com`, `api.*.internal`, `*.dev` - **Exact Domains & Subdomains**: Automatic hierarchical domain matching. - **Regular Expressions (Regex)**: Complete URL path pattern matching. - **IP / CIDR Subnet Blocks**: `10.0.0.0/8`, `192.168.1.0/24`, `127.0.0.1/32` - **100% Client-Side PAC Compilation**: Fast, native Chromium C++ execution with zero memory leaks. #### 4. 🔑 Universal Proxy & SOCKS5 Authentication - Full support for **HTTP**, **HTTPS**, **SOCKS4**, and **SOCKS5** protocols. - Seamless, resilient username and password authentication via native `chrome.webRequest.onAuthRequired`. - Passwords stored in local encrypted vault (AES-GCM-256). Zero credentials ever leave your machine. #### 5. 🔄 1-Click SwitchyOmega & ZeroOmega Migration - Effortlessly import your existing SwitchyOmega `.bak` backup files and JSON rules in 1 second. - Export clean, standard SwitchyOmega-compatible JSON backups whenever you want. Zero lock-in. #### 6. 🌐 1-Click Active Domain Quick Routing - Visiting a site you want to route through a specific proxy? Open the popup and click **"+ Route this domain"**. The rule is created instantly without opening settings. #### 7. 🔍 1-Click Public IP Verification (Check IP) - Verify your active proxy connection in 0.5s directly inside the popup. Instantly confirms which IP address the internet sees without opening external testing websites. #### 8. ⚡ 1-Click Webshare Free Proxy Sync - Need proxies right away? Sync 10 free SOCKS5 proxies directly into your profile list via official Webshare API integration in one click. --- ### 💡 Common Use Cases & Long-Tail Workflows * 🛠️ **Local Web Debugging & Security Testing**: Instantly route browser traffic to local intercepting proxies like **Burp Suite**, **Charles Proxy**, **Fiddler Everywhere**, or **mitmproxy** running on `127.0.0.1:8080`, `127.0.0.1:8888`, or `127.0.0.1:7890`. Toggle back to Direct mode in one click when finished. * 🕷️ **Web Scraping & Residential Proxy Routing**: Manage residential, mobile, and datacenter proxy pools from providers like Webshare, Bright Data, Oxylabs, and Smartproxy. Route specific target scraping domains through rotating SOCKS5 proxies while keeping your regular browsing direct. * 🌍 **Geo-Targeting & Multi-Region QA**: QA engineers and digital marketers can test localized landing pages, CDN routing, and regional pricing by routing specific domains through location-based proxies. * 🔄 **Modern Manifest V3 SwitchyOmega & FoxyProxy Replacement**: If your legacy proxy extensions stopped working after Chrome deprecated Manifest V2, ProxyLite provides complete modern replacement with 1-click SwitchyOmega `.bak` rule migration, native PAC compilation, and zero memory leaks. --- ### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) * **Is ProxyLite a VPN?** No. ProxyLite is a lightweight, client-side proxy switcher and PAC manager. Unlike system-wide VPNs that slow down your entire machine, ProxyLite gives you granular per-domain and per-profile control over your browser's connection routing with zero background overhead. * **Are my proxy passwords safe?** Yes. ProxyLite stores all credentials locally on your device in browser storage. Passwords are used strictly to answer HTTP 407 / SOCKS5 authentication challenges directly between your browser and the proxy server. Zero credentials are ever logged or transmitted remotely. * **Does ProxyLite work offline?** Yes. All PAC script compilation and routing rules execute 100% locally in Chromium memory without requiring any external server connection. --- ### 🔒 Zero-Trust Security & Privacy Guarantee - **100% Free & Ad-Free**: No banner ads, no popups, no tracking scripts, and no paywalls. - **Zero Content Scripts**: ProxyLite does not inject any scripts or modify any webpage DOM. - **No Browsing History Collected**: We never request `history`, `webNavigation`, or `tabs` permissions. - **No Analytics / Telemetry Leaks**: Your proxy servers, IP addresses, and visited URLs remain 100% confidential in your local browser storage.