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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Stats

By: https://keepa.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.13 (256)

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: Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2161 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#2455 in Workflow & Planning #4 in control keyword 36 ▲ 1 #258 in details keyword 61 ▲ 26

Other platforms

Referer Control (v1.31)

3.03 (39) 3,164+

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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

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 for some users
Straightforward UI
Does the job as intended

Cons

Does not work in certain browsers like Opera and Vivaldi
Does not effectively remove the referrer in all cases
Lacks instructions or documentation

Most mentioned

Doesn't work or has functionality issues
No instructions or poor documentation
Works fine or does the job for some users

Recent reviews

Work like a charm

A Google user, 2019-02-26

Cara, amei saporra! Nota 1000!

A Google user, 2013-08-10

Work like a charm

A Google user, 2019-02-26

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Safety

Risk impact

Referer Control is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Referer Control if you trust the publisher.