HIN (Http INterceptor)

A versatile tool for privacy enhancement, Web development and testing

This is the home page for the HIN (Http INterceptor) browser extension for Chromium compatible browsers. This site is the official distribution point and is operated by the author.

HIN (Http INterceptor) is a browser extension for Chromium-compatible browers. It is a highly versatile tool, useful for privacy enhancement, Web development and testing. HIN uses the chrome.webRequest API to intercept the browser's traffic and make adjustments (either of the HTTP headers, or by cancelling or redirecting) using a rule-based matching engine. This allows for very highly selective behavior based on the particular sites being visited.

See the FAQ & Documentation for information on what HIN does, how it works, why it exists, where you can get it, when the last version was released, and who wrote it.

Downloading and Installing

There are several ways to install HIN:

The easiest is to download the .CRX directly and install that. The CRX link to the latest version is here. Depending on your browser, clicking the link will either offer to install HIN directly into the browser (possibly requiring later explicit enablement) or, more likely, to save it in your Downloads folder, where you can drag it into the browser extension page to install it.
Download and unpack the TAR archive and install in developer mode using "Load unpacked extension." This will allow you to use on some highly restricted browsers (e.g. Google's Chrome on Windows), but you will not get automatic updates, nor be able to run HIN in "incognito mode." The latest TAR archive is here and the full set of release archives is here.

More information on why the installation procedure is the way it is can be found in the FAQ section on installation.

Questions, Comments and other Feedback

Questions and feedback may be posted by visiting the HIN discussion forum, on the Web, Emailing to the group mailing list chromium-hin@googlegroups.com or contacting the author (see below).

Redistribution and LICENSE Terms

HIN is freely redistributable, but only in its entire, unmodified form, and no fee may be collected. See LICENSE.html for details. Parties operating a "web store" or other browser plugin or extension repositories are encouraged to post HIN to their site.

Contact the Author

HIN was developed by John K. Hinsdale of Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA, who can be contacted by Email at chromium-hin@alma.com