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User agent - Wikipedia

On the Web, a user agent is a software agent responsible for retrieving and facilitating end-user interaction with Web content. [1] This includes all web browsers, such as Google Chrome and Safari, some email clients, standalone download managers like youtube-dl, and other command-line utilities like cURL.

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r/firefox on Reddit: What does user-agent really do?

It's historically used as a signal to which browser you're using or what bot you are. Some sites (looking at you Google) use it or some other technique to limit functionality per browser, whether it's because a browser legitimately lacks a feature or they just want you to use another browser. I spoof chrome on Google Search to get access to labs just fine, but doing the same on Docs gave me issues. More on reddit.com

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User-Agent Switcher for Chrome - Chrome Web Store

With this extension, you can quickly and easily switch between user-agent strings. Also, you can set up specific URLs that you want to spoof every time. Please note that this does not provide improved privacy while browsing the Internet and that some sites might have other means to figure out that the browser is not what it pretends to be.

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User-Agent Switcher and Manager - Chrome Web Store

Usage example: You can alter your user-agent string to indicate you?re on a mobile device if you prefer seeing mobile versions of sites so they load quicker. -- This extension allows you to spoof your browser "user-agent" string to a custom designation, making it impossible for websites to know specific details about your browsing arrangement.

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What Is a User Agent? A Complete Guide for 2026

Introduction A user agent is a text string sent by your browser or script during an HTTP request to identify the client's software and operating environment to the server. It typically includes the browser name, version, operating system, and, occasionally, the device type. Understanding user agents is important in 2026 because they directly influence how websites deliver content, apply bot ...

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https://github.com › browser-use › browser-use

GitHub - browser-use/browser-use: 🌐 Make websites accessible for AI agents. Automate tasks online with ease.

from browser_use import Agent, Browser, ChatBrowserUse # from browser_use import ChatGoogle # ChatGoogle(model='gemini-3-flash-preview') # from browser_use import ChatAnthropic # ChatAnthropic(model='claude-sonnet-4-6') import asyncio async def main(): browser = Browser( # use_cloud=True, # Use a stealth browser on Browser Use Cloud ) agent = Agent( task="Find the number of stars of the browser-use repo", llm=ChatBrowserUse(), # llm=ChatGoogle(model='gemini-3-flash-preview'), # llm=ChatAnthropic(model='claude-sonnet-4-6'), browser=browser, ) await agent.run() if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main())

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