RefControl Alternatives

RefControl is described as 'Extension for Firefox that lets you control what gets sent as the HTTP Referer on a per-site basis' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are three alternatives to RefControl for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best RefControl alternative is Smart Referer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RefControl are Referer Control and Auto referer.

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  1. 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 Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to RefControl.

    • Smart Referer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RefControl.

    • Smart Referer is Free and Open SourceRefControl is Free and Proprietary
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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!

    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 RefControl.

    • Referer Control is Free and ProprietaryRefControl is also Free and Proprietary
  3. Auto referer icon
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    An Firefox addon to supress HTTP header's referer, to protect some privacy and try not breaking the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Firefox
     
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