FoxyProxy

FoxyProxy is a third-party extension that enables configuring proxies directly for Chrome, Firefox, and other Chromium-based browsers.

NOTE: The screenshots below show an example using Oxylabs' Residential Proxies. For Datacenter Proxies, adjust the proxy details accordingly.

Set up FoxyProxy on Google Chrome

Unlike Firefox, Chrome doesn’t offer even basic proxy server configuration features in its settings, instead sending users to system-level settings. It does seem rather lazy at first, but then again, maybe they have a secret deal with FoxyProxy. Finally, it’s time to configure the FoxyProxy extension on Chrome:

Adding a new proxy configuration on Chrome

1. After installing the extension, click on its icon in the menu and select Options.

2. In the Options window, click the Add New Proxy button located on the right sidebar to open proxy settings.

3. In the newly opened Proxy Details window, choose Manual Proxy Configuration and fill in the proxy settings and your account information.

To use Oxylabs proxies, enter your Oxylabs proxy user’s Username and Password. Use the same credentials you typed in when creating a new proxy user in the Oxylabs dashboard. If you have whitelisted IPs, you do not need to pass login credentials.

Proxy type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5

Proxy host: dc.oxylabs.io

Proxy port: 8001

For the Pay-per-IP subscription, the port is the sequential number assigned to an IP address from the given list. Thus, port 8001 uses the first IP address from your list. For more details, see our documentation.

For the Pay-per-traffic subscription, port 8001 picks a random IP address but stays consistent during a session. You can also specify geo-location, for example, the US, within the user authentication string: user-USERNAME-country-US:PASSWORD. See our documentation for more details.

4. Click Save to save your proxy server profile. To activate a proxy server, click on the FoxyProxy extension icon and then click again on your proxy profile from the drop-down menu.

That’s it. To find out if everything is working properly, you can check if your IP has changed by visiting ip.oxylabs.io.

Set up FoxyProxy on Mozilla Firefox

Unlike Chrome, Firefox offers its users the ability to configure proxies out of the box. It even has some automation and customization features. Despite this difference, the process of setting up FoxyProxy on Firefox is almost the same as on Chrome.

Adding a new proxy configuration on Firefox

1. After installing the FoxyProxy extension, click on its icon in the menu and choose Options.

2. In the Options window, click the Add button located on the left to open proxy settings.

3. In the new window, fill in the proxy details and your account information.

To use Oxylabs proxies, enter your Oxylabs proxy user’s Username and Password. Use the same credentials you typed in when creating a new proxy user in the Oxylabs dashboard. If you have whitelisted IPs, you do not need to pass login details.

Proxy type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5

Proxy host: dc.oxylabs.io

Proxy port: 8001

For the Pay-per-IP subscription, the port is the sequential number assigned to an IP address from the given list. Thus, port 8001 uses the first IP address from your list. For more details, see our documentation.

For the Pay-per-traffic subscription, port 8001 picks a random IP address but stays consistent during a session. You can also specify geo-location, for example, the US, within the user authentication string: user-USERNAME-country-US:PASSWORD. See our documentation for more details.

4. After saving, click on the FoxyProxy extension icon and choose your proxy profile from the drop-down menu.

Now if you wish to find out if your internet traffic is now routed through a proxy, check if your IP has changed at ip.oxylabs.io, or you can click on the What’s My IP? button in the extension’s menu.

This guide is also available for Residential Proxies, ISP Proxies, Enterprise Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, and Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies.