Use a proxy from Google Chrome
There are free tools or proxies for Google Chrome that we can download as a browser extension and that allow us to encrypt our connection, turning browsing into a safer experience when browsing the Internet. In most cases, what we will get is a tool that allows us to activate or deactivate Chrome, which allows us to manage the different proxies when browsing the Internet in a simple way.
Oxylabs Proxy Mamnager
It is a free extension that we can download from the Chrome Web Store and add to our browser. It has the advantage that it works with any proxy you want so we can enable it with just one button. We can add between multiple proxies and presume connection with one click to block IP address. As we said, its main advantage is that we can install and configure any proxy that we want, from any provider, and manage them directly from the browser itself through this extension at no cost.
We simply download the tool and go to the taskbar to open the icon and the message “+add new proxy” will appear. From here we must add all the corresponding data and tap on “knows changes” so that the changes are applied. Once we have it, it will be added to our list and we can change as we need one or the other.
Proxy switcher
Another of the extensions that we can download to install a Proxy in Chrome is proxy switcher although it does not add a proxy as such it helps us to change between the ones we have available. It simply allows us to activate a switch in the navigation bar of the browser where we can choose between all the added options. The mission of the extension is to change from one to another as long as we have previously configured it manually. It is easy and free.
As in the rest of the cases, it does not allow us to add one but rather to manage the ones that we have previously added and not have to change the configuration in a tedious and slow way. Just a switch and different categories.
SwitchyOmega Proxy
Like the previous ones, it is a tool or extension for Chrome that allows us to manage or switch between the different proxies that we have installed or that we want to use. Have over a million downloads and it will allow us to manage everything from the browser itself when we need to browse safely or simply if we want to access a website from another country or is blocked.
It is very easy to use and has no complications: we go to it to add all available options and configure each of them. From the extension button itself, we can change, activate them, etc.
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Other options and tools
There are other useful tools that we can use in Google Chrome that originally came as a proxy but is now a VPN or Virtual Private Network service.
Zenmate VPN for Chrome
ZenMate is an extension for Google Chrome that allows us to connect to a proxy with a single click so that in a few seconds and without the need to use additional software we can protect our connection and become anonymous on the web by hiding our identity and our origin when visiting certain web pages. Zenmate defines itself as a VPN for Chrome but very easy to use and that allows us to connect from another location or skip blocks.
We can download and install in our Google Chrome browser from the Chrome application store and it is free, although it has a Pro version for 1.69 euros per month and with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Once downloaded and installed we must log in to your website. This is the only requirement that they ask us to be able to connect to their proxies. Once we have logged in we will be ready to browse anonymously and privately. To the right of the address bar we will see a shield-shaped icon.
Among the functions that ZenMate includes as a free proxy or VPN for Chrome, we will see whate encrypts all the traffic of our browser, which hides the real location and network activity and allows access to any web page whether or not it is blocked in our country. In addition, it has the great advantage of being totally free, so we don’t have to pay anything to use it and enjoy all the advantages it includes. ZenMate is a very useful extension for Google Chrome that allows us, for example, to access the Netflix website by selecting the proxy corresponding to the United States and even access other web pages blocked in Spain (certain YouTube videos, for example) through the connection corresponding to another country.
Once we have followed the previous steps (we touch the shield icon to the right of the address bar), a window will open. To connect to the proxy we simply have to click on the switch that appears at the bottom right of that window. We will automatically become connected as we can see in the animation that will appear and the application icon will turn green to indicate that our connection passes through the ZenMate proxies.
To disconnect from the proxy we simply have to click on the switch again. The animation will change and the ZenMate icon it will be gray again. We will see what it indicates “connected to…” and a country. If we touch on the country, we can change the location of the proxy that we are going to use among all the available ones, which will only be five if we are with the free version but many more if you use the Pro.
Automatically activate with Proxyactivator
Changing the proxy manually for a specific WiFi network can take a long time, especially if we change from one WiFi to another frequently. Therefore, we are going to show a free software that allows us to activate automatically when we connect to a certain WiFi. Although you can also opt for a free proxy. A free proxy for Chrome that automatically activates on your computer.
The application to which we mean is called ProxyActivator and although it is portable software, we can make it run automatically every time we start Windows. To start using ProxyActivator, the first thing we have to do is download the latest version from this link and later, we have to proceed to its configuration
Once the ZIP file is downloaded, we unzip it in a folder and look for the accesspoint.xml file, which is the file where we are going to be able to configure the WiFi for which we want it to activate us automatically. We open it with the notepad and there we will have to create an access point for each WiFi that we want the proxy to automatically activate for us. To do this, we have to use the xml tags as shown in the image. APName will be the name or SSID of the WiFi and the proxyIP and proxyPort the IP address and port of the proxy.
Once ready, we save it with the original format and we can now launch the ProxyActivator tool from its executable. The program will remain running in the system tray and whether we were already connected, or if we do so later, to one of the specified Wi-Fi, we will automatically see how the proxy is activated to browse the Internet safely.