Black Box Content Hider

Covers up web content (including video) with a black box

What is Black Box Content Hider?

The 'Black Box Content Hider' is a unique Chrome extension that allows you to control your web experience by hiding any portion of the webpage. Just a right-click and 'Add Black Box', and you can overlay a resizable black box anywhere on the page you want to hide, including on videos. This tool is useful, especially when there are distracting visuals while browsing, working, or viewing content online.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.spetnik.com

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 2.62 (13)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2017-02-07)

Creation date: 2017-02-07

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

contextMenus

Size: 13.40K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 15306 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#523 in Accessibility #60 in cover keyword 14

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Don't want to see something on a web page? Just right-click and click "Add Black Box" to add a resizable black box that can cover any part of the page you wish. Great for hiding ugly people in online videos!

User reviews

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Pros

Works for some users on Twitch
Useful for hiding content

Cons

Doesn't work on most sites like YouTube, 9anime, and Facebook
Common issues with functionality across different devices and OS versions
Multiple reports of the extension not working at all

Most mentioned

Not working
Inability to use on various popular sites
Specific functionality issues

Recent reviews

not working. macbook air. os ventura or snonona something i think. yeah

Victor Rafael, 2024-07-27

không thể dùng

Anh Thư Nguyễn, 2023-11-15

Thanks for this! Works for me on Twitch, and that's where I need it. One great addition would be to be able to save the size and position of the black box based on the URL. Also I'd prefer if the box didn't have a shadow but whatever. I can change that with Stylus, for now.