URL-based automatic proxy switching on Safari (like FoxyProxy)

[pushover486]

I love my 13" RMBP Late 2013, my first Mac, but I have some problems with it.

I was a Firefox user for long time. I like FoxyProxy extension, synchronized tags and bookmarks, awesome bar. However using Firefox causes overheat in my Mac.

Therefore I try to use Safari, which is optimized well for Mac and there is not any heat issue. However I miss above mentioned features mostly.

I am doing academic research using two different proxies of two different universities. Each university has different electronic resources. Therefore URL-based proxy feature of FoxyProxy makes my life really easier. However sadly there is not any extension like FoxyProxy for Safari. Only option is using system wide proxy, which I do not prefer. I never want to connect Gmail or any other private service using a university proxy. I want to use them only for libraries. That's why system wide proxy switching (using "Locations" for example) is not preferable for me.

Maybe I may be able to write a bash script using "networksetup" command or using a PAC proxy file, but this needs a lot of effort, time to learn.

I've heard that Chrome also has heating issues on Mac.

I wish Firefox worked normally on my Mac or Safari had such basic and important features...

 

[pushover486]

I may have a solution for Firefox overheating issue here.

Simply:

Preferences Then Advanced > General. 
Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

I should test it for more but it looks like a solution. I am really happy.

 

[alixyz]

I love my 13" RMBP Late 2013, my first Mac, but I have some problems with it.

I was a Firefox user for long time. I like FoxyProxy extension, synchronized tags and bookmarks, awesome bar. However using Firefox causes overheat in my Mac.

Therefore I try to use Safari, which is optimized well for Mac and there is not any heat issue. However I miss above mentioned features mostly.

I am doing academic research using two different proxies of two different universities. Each university has different electronic resources. Therefore URL-based proxy feature of FoxyProxy makes my life really easier. However sadly there is not any extension like FoxyProxy for Safari. Only option is using system wide proxy, which I do not prefer. I never want to connect Gmail or any other private service using a university proxy. I want to use them only for libraries. That's why system wide proxy switching (using "Locations" for example) is not preferable for me.

Maybe I may be able to write a bash script using "networksetup" command or using a PAC proxy file, but this needs a lot of effort, time to learn.

I've heard that Chrome also has heating issues on Mac.

I wish Firefox worked normally on my Mac or Safari had such basic and important features...

I've been searching for something like this as well and found SSH Proxy
https://macappsto.re/us/MbzOJ.m

I was using SSH Tunnel Manager to setup a localhost proxy and using Proxy SwitchySharp in Chrome to route certain sites through the SSH Tunnel, which worked great but I was limited to Chrome. SSH Proxy replaced both applications, it setups up my SSH proxy server and under Network setting I've added my localhost proxy as a global proxy server. The application can whitelist url which should be routed through the proxy vs direct.