Referer Control Alternatives

Referer Control is described as '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!' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are three alternatives to Referer Control for Mac, Windows, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Android. The best Referer Control alternative is RefControl, which is free. Other great apps like Referer Control are Smart Referer and Auto referer.

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  1. RefControl icon

    RefControl

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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
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    • RefControl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Referer Control.

    • RefControl is the most popular free alternative to Referer Control.

    • RefControl is Free and ProprietaryReferer Control is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Smart Referer icon

    Smart Referer

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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
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    • Smart Referer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Referer Control.

    • Smart Referer is Free and Open SourceReferer Control is Free and Proprietary
  4. Auto referer icon

    Auto referer

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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
     

    • Auto referer is the most popular Android alternative to Referer Control.

    • Auto referer is Free and Open SourceReferer Control is Free and Proprietary
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