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<p>Note: SwitchProxy is no longer the recommended plugin
for using Tor with Firefox. <b>Instead, you should use the <a
href="https://torbutton.torproject.org/">Torbutton</a>
plugin.</b> We will leave the SwitchProxy instructions in place
for those who prefer the old (harder) approach or who have more
complex needs, such as running Tor on a different computer than
Firefox.</p>
<h1>Installing SwitchProxy for <a href="<page index>">Tor</a></h1>
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SwitchProxy is a Firefox plugin that makes it easy for you to switch
between using a proxy and connecting to websites directly.</p>
<p>In this howto, you'll set up SwitchProxy to let you change
between using Tor and a direct connection. We assume you already
have Firefox installed and working.</p>
<p>The screenshots here are oriented towards Windows users, but
SwitchProxy works anywhere Firefox works. Hopefully everybody else can
follow along just fine.</p>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#zero">Step Zero: Download and Install Tor and Privoxy</a></h2>
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<p>Before you start, you need to make sure 1) Tor is up and running,
2) Privoxy is up and running, and 3) Privoxy is configured to point
to Tor.</p>
<p>Windows users need to do <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-windows>#installing">step one</a>
of the Windows Tor installation howto, and Mac OS X users need to do <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-osx>#installing">step one</a>
of OS X Tor installation howto, since our Win32 and OS X packages include
Privoxy and configure it already. Linux/BSD/Unix users should do <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-unix>#installing">step one</a>
and <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-unix>#privoxy">step
two</a> of the Unix Tor installation howto.
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