Auto referer Alternatives

Auto referer is described as 'An Firefox addon to supress HTTP header's referer, to protect some privacy and try not breaking the web' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are three alternatives to Auto referer for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Android apps. The best Auto referer alternative is RefControl, which is free. Other great apps like Auto referer are Smart Referer and Referer Control.

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  1. RefControl icon
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    RefControl is an extension for Firefox that lets you control what gets sent as the HTTP Referer on a per-site basis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
    • RefControl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Auto referer.

    • RefControl is the most popular free alternative to Auto referer.

    • RefControl is Free and ProprietaryAuto referer is Free and Open Source
  2. Smart Referer icon
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    Send referers only when staying on the same domain. You can whitelist domains with wildcards and configure other things, look in the preferences page of the addon in the addon manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
    • Smart Referer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Auto referer.

    • Smart Referer is Free and Open SourceAuto referer is also Free and Open Source
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    Referer Control grants full control over the HTTP Referer. You can forge any referrer you want, both globally or on a per-site basis. Alternatively you can choose to disable the Referer completely. Also works on the JavaScript document.referrer!

    4 Referer Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
    • Referer Control is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Auto referer.

    • Referer Control is Free and ProprietaryAuto referer is Free and Open Source
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