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How to set up SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega) with CleanProxies

Install ZeroOmega (Proxy SwitchyOmega 3), open its options and create a Proxy Profile with New profile…. Under Proxy servers set Protocol to HTTP, enter your CleanProxies server and port, click the lock icon to add your username and password, then click Apply changes and pick the profile from the toolbar.

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What you need

The original Proxy SwitchyOmega was a Manifest V2 extension, so it no longer runs in current Chrome. ZeroOmega is the community fork that keeps the same profiles and switch rules on Manifest V3, listed in the Chrome Web Store as Proxy SwitchyOmega 3 (ZeroOmega). It's the quickest way to keep a few CleanProxies IPs one click away, or to send only some sites through a proxy.

Your credential line

From the dashboard's proxy manager: host (or IP), port, username and password. Convert lists with the proxy list formatter.

SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega) ready

  • ZeroOmega from the Chrome Web Store, Edge Add-ons or Firefox Add-ons (version 3.5 or later). The old SwitchyOmega listing doesn't run in current Chrome.

Which proxy fits SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega)?

Both products use the same setup in SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega). What changes is how long an IP stays with you.

Static ISP Proxies

Best fit

Add each dedicated US ISP IP as its own profile and switch from the toolbar. The IP never changes, so logged-in pages keep working, with unlimited bandwidth.

starting from$0.75/IP

Dedicated static IPs registered to US and Canadian ISPs. The address stays the same for as long as you hold it, with unlimited bandwidth and HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 access.

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Rotating Residential Proxies

Also works

Generate a sticky residential line per country and add each as a profile (for example Resi UK, Resi DE). A rotating line changes IP on new connections, which suits logged-out checks only.

starting from$0.63/GB

Residential IPs in 190+ countries with country, state and city targeting. Rotate on every request or hold a sticky session for up to 90 minutes; GB never expire.

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credentials

Your CleanProxies credentials

Every product connects over HTTP(S); static ISP and ISP subnet proxies also run SOCKS5 and IP whitelisting. This is what the dashboard gives you to paste into SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega).

Static ISP and ISP subnetHTTP(S)SOCKS5IP whitelist
IP:PORT:USER:PASS

One line per dedicated IP. With IP whitelisting on, the line is just IP:PORT and no password is sent.

Rotating residential and mobileHTTP(S)User:pass
HOST:PORT:USER:PASS

Generated in the proxy manager. The username carries the location and session you pick, so generate a new list to change them.

As a URL, for code and most toolshttp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORTsocks5://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT

Use http:// even for HTTPS websites; the TLS session still runs end to end. The socks5:// form is for static ISP and ISP subnet proxies.

How to set up CleanProxies in SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega)

Four steps, then check the exit IP with the free proxy checker.

  1. 1

    Create a proxy profile

    Open the extension's options and click New profile…. Name it (for example ISP US), select Proxy Profile and click Create.

  2. 2

    Enter the proxy server

    Under Proxy servers, on the (default) row set Protocol to HTTP, then fill in Server with your CleanProxies host and Port with the port.

  3. 3

    Add your credentials

    Click the lock icon at the end of the row. In Proxy Authentication enter your username and password and click Save changes. Skip this for a whitelisted ISP proxy.

  4. 4

    Apply and switch

    Click Apply changes in the left menu; nothing takes effect until you do. Then open the toolbar popup and select your profile.

settings

SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega) proxy settings

Replace the highlighted placeholders with the values from your dashboard.

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Send only some sites through the proxy

Create a Switch Profile (or use the built-in auto switch profile). Under Switch rules, click Add condition, set Condition Type to Host wildcard, enter the sites and choose your proxy profile. The Default row decides what everything else does.

Switch rulesText
Condition Type   Condition Details      Profile
Host wildcard    *.example.com          ISP US
Host wildcard    *.example.co.uk        Resi UK
Default                                 [Direct]
  • Select the switch profile in the popup to use the rules. *.example.com also matches example.com itself.

HTTP vs SOCKS5 in ZeroOmega

  • In Chrome and Edge, use HTTP. Chromium can't authenticate to SOCKS5, and ZeroOmega warns that your browser does not support SOCKS5 proxy authentication if you try.
  • In Firefox, SOCKS5 with the lock-icon credentials works on static ISP proxies (SOCKS5 is switched on per proxy list in the dashboard). Show Advanced has Proxy DNS requests via SOCKS proxy, which keeps DNS lookups on the proxy.
  • Make one profile per CleanProxies IP. Credentials are stored per profile, so each dedicated ISP IP keeps its own login.
fix it fast

Troubleshooting SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega) proxy errors

Verify your exit IP

Select the profile in the popup and open What is my IP?. ZeroOmega's toolbar icon shows which profile is active. Then run the WebRTC leak test: the extension changes the HTTP route only, and WebRTC can use UDP, which CleanProxies doesn't carry.

Open What is my IP? through the proxy to see the address and headers a website receives, or paste up to ten lines into the free proxy checker to test connectivity, latency and exit IP.

Still stuck? Our 24/7 support team answers fast: contact us with the error and the line you used (leave the password out).

SwitchyOmega (ZeroOmega) error fixes
  • A login prompt appears even though credentials are savedWhy: The profile uses SOCKS5 in a Chromium browser, or Apply changes wasn't clicked.Set Protocol to HTTP and click Apply changes.
  • Your real IP still showsWhy: The popup is on [Direct], [System Proxy] or a switch profile whose rules don't match the site.Select the proxy profile itself, or add a Host wildcard rule for the site.
  • Chrome says the old SwitchyOmega is turned offWhy: The original Proxy SwitchyOmega is a Manifest V2 extension, which current Chrome no longer runs.Install ZeroOmega (Proxy SwitchyOmega 3). Its Import/Export tab can restore a backup of your old settings.
  • Settings disappeared after a changeWhy: Discard changes was clicked, or the options page was closed before Apply changes.Enter the profile again and click Apply changes before closing the options page.

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The original is a Manifest V2 extension that current Chrome no longer runs. The maintained fork is ZeroOmega, listed as Proxy SwitchyOmega 3 (ZeroOmega) for Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

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