HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions

Hide Chrome Omnibox (Search&Address bar) Suggestions.
What is HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions?
HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions is a functional Chrome extension aimed to provide users with a more private browsing experience. It hides historical search suggestions popup in Omnibox, the multifunctional address bar in Google Chrome. It also gives the ability to add custom websites, providing even more control over the browsing experience.

Extension stats

By: SiyiLee
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.64 (111)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2020-11-24)
Creation date: 2020-11-05
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • history
  • storage
Size: 36.34K

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Extension summary

English Summary

  1. Omnibox is the abbreviation of "multifunctional address bar", which can be simply understood as an address bar.
  2. The main purpose of this extension is to hide the historical search suggestions that pop up after the cursor in the address bar of the new tab page is focused (the background is implemented to delete the Google search record).
  3. Support to add a custom website, open the extension options page, you can add a custom URL prefix to the page.

中文简介

  1. Omnibox为“多功能地址栏”简称,可以简单理解为地址栏。
  2. 该扩展主要目的是为了隐藏新建标签页面地址栏光标聚焦后所弹出的历史搜索建议(后台实现为删除该条Google搜索记录)。
  3. 支持添加自定义网站,打开扩展选项页面,可以在该页面中添加自定义网址前缀。

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Effectively hides Chrome omnibox suggestions
  • Users appreciate the functionality as a solution to a missing feature in Chrome
  • Works after clearing browser history
  • Many users find it to be a life-saver and very useful
Cons
  • Stops working after Chrome updates
  • Requires turning off sync to function properly
  • Functionality is inconsistent across different versions or devices
  • Some users experienced lack of effectiveness post-installation
Most mentioned
  • Not working after Chrome updates
  • Requires clearing history for it to work
  • Users agree that this feature should be built-in to Chrome
  • Praise for the author's work in creating the extension
Recent reviews
时间2024年10月15日10:05:55,版本 122.0.6261.95(正式版本) (64 位),结论:可用。 安装后清除chrome的缓存和记录
by Qing Zhang, 2024-10-15

by 熊晋, 2024-10-07

现在倒是还能使用,但是必须要关闭同步功能,这点上来说又造成了不便,还望作者能继续更新一下。
by jie wang, 2024-09-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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