Resource Override Chrome Extension Alternative

Resource Override was a Chrome extension created by Kyle Paulsen to modify request/response headers, redirect URLs, insert scripts, and more. But the developer has now put it into maintenance mode.

Resource Override is in maintenance mode - A screenshot from it's github repo.

As its not upgraded to MV3 due to which google now shows this notice.

Here is the alternative

Requestly is an open-source and lightweight web debugging proxy available as a browser extension and desktop app to intercept and modify network requests.

Modify API Response

Why use it instead of Resource Override? ‍

Apart from being open-source, Requestly does all and more than what Resource Override does with a cleaner UI!  

Requestly can:

Additionally, you can create mock APIs endpoints, recording web sessions with network and console logs, and also have a lightweight web-based API testing tool to test your APIs. Currently, we have 185K+ users using our extension with stellar reviews! We also got accepted into Y Combinator for the W22 batch, read our announcement here: YC announcement

Moreover,

  • Requestly works with Selenium,
  • Supports delay in both XHR & fetch based API requests,
  • Export/ Import rules and maintain a back-up of your rules,
  • A marketplace with pre-created rules

See what our users have to say about us!

If you’re looking to migrate your rules from Resource Override to Requestly, you can reach out to us here [email protected] and we will help you out.

Happy debugging!

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