Clients like v2rayN (Windows) or V2RayNG (Android) support "TUN mode." This creates a virtual network adapter, routing all traffic—including Chrome, apps, and pings—without any extension. This is far more robust.
Running V2Ray as a global system proxy routes all computer traffic through the proxy server. A Chrome extension offers a more surgical, browser-level approach: v2ray extension for chrome
If you want to tailor this setup to your specific operating system or network environment, please let me know: Clients like v2rayN (Windows) or V2RayNG (Android) support
These extensions utilize V2Ray technology directly or allow you to route Chrome's traffic through a V2Ray server: A Chrome extension offers a more surgical, browser-level
Proxy SwitchyOmega is by far the most widely recommended proxy management extension for Chrome users who work with V2Ray. Rather than being a V2Ray-specific extension, SwitchyOmega acts as a proxy management layer that connects to any locally running proxy client, including V2Ray, Shadowsocks, and other tools.
Furthermore, V2Ray’s protocol design offers superior censorship evasion compared to legacy protocols. Traditional VPN protocols (like OpenVPN or L2TP) have distinct "signatures" that firewalls can easily identify and block. V2Ray, however, utilizes technologies like VMess and VLESS, often paired with Transport Layer Security (TLS) or WebSocket (WS). By mimicking standard HTTPS traffic, V2Ray extensions can blend in with normal web browsing, making it significantly harder for DPI systems to identify and block the connection.
Google is phasing out Manifest V2, the old extension architecture. Some powerful proxy features may be deprecated. SwitchyOmega is actively transitioning, but pure traffic interception extensions will die by 2025.