Referer Control

Control the HTTP Referer on a per-site basis.

What is Referer Control?

"Referer Control" is a Chrome extension designed to provide you complete control over the HTTP Referer. With this tool in hand, you have the power to forge any referrer you need, whether it's for the entire web or specific websites. What's more, if you feel the need, you can disable the HTTP Referer completely. This extension also conveniently works on the JavaScript document.referrer!

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Extension stats

By: https://keepa.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.12 (259)

Version: 1.35 (Last updated: 2018-12-27)

Creation date: 2018-12-27

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
contextMenus
storage

Size: 82.44K

Email: in*****@keepa.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 2221 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#3018 in Workflow & Planning #9 in control keyword 19 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Referer Control (v1.32resigned1)

3.03

(39) 3,216+

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Extension summary

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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!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well for modifying HTTP referrer
User-friendly and easy to use for many cases
Functions properly in Chrome

Cons

Does not work as intended in other browsers like Opera and Vivaldi
Issues with blocking referrers on unconfigured pages, causing usability problems
Limited functionality with JavaScript document.referrer changes
No clear instructions provided for use
Not updated for newer Chrome manifest v3

Most mentioned

Does not work on certain browsers like Opera and Vivaldi
Incompatibility with JavaScript document.referrer changes
Usability issues when blocking referrers on unconfigured pages
Lack of instructions
Need for updates to support newer Chrome manifest v3

Recent reviews

I've tried to implement this but failed. In V3 API declarativeNetRequest we aren't allowed to modify referer info like this extension does before. Long live `Referer Control` and welcome to an internet with less privacy. I feel really sad.

HackerQED, 2024-08-21

Works well. Please update for newer Chrome manifest v3. I don't want to find another extension that does the same but not as well. Maybe open source it?