Mason Alternatives

    Mason is described as 'This extension can simplify the rule to just specify the URI and Content type and can enable/disable each rule separately'. There are three alternatives to Mason for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Firefox and Google Chrome. The best alternative is Referer Control, which is free. Other great apps like Mason are RefControl (Free) and Smart Referer (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Dec 3, 2020

    1. Referer Control

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Chrome OS
      • Android Tablet
      • BSD
      • iPad
      • Google Chrome
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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!
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      Referer Control vs Mason opinions
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      Mason WAS so much more than just refer changing/spoofing
      Negative comment • 11 months ago

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    2. RefControl

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Firefox
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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.
      RefControl vs Mason opinions
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      Mason WAS so much more than just refer changing/spoofing
      Negative comment • 11 months ago

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    4. 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.
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      Smart Referer vs Mason opinions
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      Mason WAS so much more than just refer changing/spoofing
      Negative comment • 11 months ago

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