Black Box Content Hider

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

Black Box Content Hider - Chrome Extension

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

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 2.62

(13)

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

Creation date: 2017-02-07

Permissions:

contextMenus

Size: 13.40K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 14,917 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#506 in Accessibility ▲ 7

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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

User 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.

cridus rossi, 2023-04-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Black Box Content Hider requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Black Box Content Hider. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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