- By:
- SiyiLee
- Users:
- 10,000
- Rating:
- 4.62 (120)
1 new ratings
- Version:
- 1.1 Last updated: 2020-11-24
- Creation date:
- 2020-11-05
- Risk:
- Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- history
- storage
- history
- Size:
- 36.34K
- Email:
- li*****@163.com
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
Ranking
User reviews
Pros
- Effectively hides Chrome omnibox search history and suggestions as intended.
- Provides a clean search bar without previous search records, enhancing user privacy and focus.
- Easy to use and appreciated by users for fulfilling a basic but missing Chrome feature.
- Receives positive feedback for meeting a specific user need not supported natively by Chrome.
- Some users found workarounds (like clearing history) to make the extension work temporarily.
Cons
- No longer works properly after recent Chrome updates, causing user dissatisfaction.
- Requires disabling sync to function correctly, which is inconvenient.
- Lacks updates and maintenance, leading to compatibility issues with newer Chrome versions.
- Some users report the extension does not fully hide suggestions, including bookmarks or other saved data.
- Chrome itself restricts or blocks functionalities needed for the extension to work as intended.
Recent reviews
Nice tool to get rid of chrome omnibox suggestions
by
Sa*****, 2025-06-10
很好用的工具, 可惜浏览器升级后就不能用了
by
ST*****, 2025-04-30
最近用不了,我好难受阿
by
te*****, 2025-03-08
Extension safety
Risk impact
HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Allows retrieval of a user’s browsing history, presenting a notable privacy risk.
Risk likelihood
HCOS - Hide Chrome Omnibox Suggestions has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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