Simple Modify Headers - Extended version history - 15 versions
Simple Modify Headers - Extended by Warren Bank
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Latest version
Version 6.6.0
Released 20 Apr 2026 - 118.58 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterAdd support for embedding request headers into the value of any
of the following CORS safelisted HTTP request headers:
"accept", "accept-language", "content-language", "content-type"Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Older versions
Version 6.5.0
Released 19 Apr 2026 - 118.2 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterAdd more encoding options for embedding request headers into value of "Content-Language".Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 6.4.0
Released 19 Apr 2026 - 118.09 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterAutomatic behavior:
extract request headers embedded into value of "Content-Language"
Purpose:
to allow Javascript network requests (ex: XHR, fetch)
to add/modify forbidden request headers,
without triggering a CORS preflight request
Reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Forbidden_request_header
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/CORS-safelisted_request_headerSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 6.3.0
Released 18 Apr 2026 - 117.38 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterAutomatic behavior:
always replace "x-simple-modify-headers-${name}" request headers with "${name}"
Purpose:
to allow Javascript network requests (ex: XHR, fetch)
to add/modify forbidden request headers
Reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Forbidden_request_headerSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 6.2.0
Released 23 Mar 2025 - 117.08 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- rearrange and resize HTML elements in popup
- add light color icon for popup in private windows
Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 6.1.1
Released 26 Feb 2025 - 113.64 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterfix internal counter of started tabsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 6.1.0
Released 26 Feb 2025 - 113.64 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and lateradd "Add or Modify" actionSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 6.0.0
Released 26 Feb 2025 - 113.58 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and lateradd ability to choose distinct rule sets for each started tabSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 5.0.0
Released 7 Jan 2025 - 112.94 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and lateradd ability to dynamically enable multiple rule setsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 4.0.0
Released 6 Jan 2025 - 112.03 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterwhile globally stopped, individual tabs can be startedSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 3.1.2
Released 5 Jan 2025 - 111.07 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and later[fix] config page warns for unsaved change to selected rule setSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 3.1.1
Released 5 Jan 2025 - 111.07 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterconfig page warns for unsaved change to selected rule setSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 3.1.0
Released 5 Jan 2025 - 110.67 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and lateradd dropdown in popup to change the active rule setSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 3.0.0
Released 4 Jan 2025 - 110.31 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and lateradd named rule sets - to quickly switch between specific tasksSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 2.2.0
Released 15 Sep 2024 - 109 kBWorks with firefox 58.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0