Header Editor

Name: Header Editor
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (63 reviews)
Author: ShuangYa

Manage browser's requests, include modify the request headers and response headers, redirect requests, cancel requests

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Header Editor is a powerful Chrome extension enabling users to modify HTTP request headers, response headers, redirect browser requests, and cancel unwanted requests. With intuitive controls, this tool is essential for developers and advanced users who need to customize and control their web traffic seamlessly. Additionally, users can import rules from Redirector and contribute translations to support multiple languages, enhancing collaboration and usability internationally.

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By:

ShuangYa

Users:

200,000+

Rating:

4.67

(63)

Version:

4.1.1 Last updated: 2020-01-05

Creation date:

2019-12-25

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
contextMenus
storage
downloads
*://*/*
unlimitedStorage

Size:

459.78K

Email:

*****@sylingd.com

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,437 ▼ 56

Other rankings

#1632 in Developer Tools ▲ 2 #2 in header keyword 47 #7 in editor keyword 68 ▼ 1 #137 in request keyword 19 ▲ 9

Other platforms

Header Editor (v4.1.1)

10,725+ 4.69

(180)

User reviews

Header Editor is praised for its simplicity, effectiveness in modifying request headers, and being open source without ads. However, users report occasional failures in header changes, a less intuitive and sometimes slow UI, and limitations due to Chrome's restrictions such as inability to modify certain headers or response headers. Some advanced features remain unsupported, and website firewalls can prevent some header modifications from taking effect. Overall, the extension works well for many users' needs but has room for improvement in stability, UI, and feature completeness.

Pros

Simple and easy to use without unnecessary features or bloat.
Allows modification of request headers per URL/domain/regex effectively.
Open source and spam/ad-free, providing trustworthy functionality.
Supports exporting and importing configurations for convenience.
Works well for specific use cases like local development servers and modifying authorization headers.

Cons

Fails or becomes ineffective sometimes, causing unreliable header modifications or request blocking.
User interface is not intuitive and can be slow or laggy at times.
Limited by Chrome's capabilities; for example, cannot edit certain headers like cache control or response headers.
Some features like body response overwrite or deleting headers are either unsupported or only work partially, and support is lacking.
Modifications can be detected or blocked by some websites’ firewalls, rendering changes ineffective in some scenarios.

Recent reviews

求更新V3 跪谢

Edward Connell Richard, 2025-02-20

太好用了，试了好几个插件，就这个最好使

chao wang, 2024-12-16

非常好用！！！

xinkang shi (渡劫成仁), 2024-12-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Header Editor requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Header Editor has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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