Referer Control

Control the HTTP Referer on a per-site basis.

Referer Control - Control HTTP Referer per Site Basis

"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

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.13

(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

# 2,195 ▼ 54

Other rankings

#3005 in Workflow & Planning #6 in control keyword 20

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Referer Control (v1.32resigned1)

3.02

(40) 3,154+

Not available on Edge

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 great and effectively changes HTTP referrer.
Provides useful functionality for privacy.
Many users express satisfaction with the tool when it works.

Cons

Does not work on multiple web extensions and platforms including Opera and Vivaldi.
Has issues with managing referer info in JavaScript.
Default actions can block referrers on unconfigured pages, causing usability issues.

Most mentioned

Not working on certain platforms like Opera and Vivaldi.
Issues with JavaScript document.referrer changes.
Requires manual configuration for search engine results pages.

User reviews

Y.F Yang, 2024-12-30

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?