Disable Google Lens

Redirects Google Lens to the normal image results

Disable Google Lens: Redirect to Traditional Image Results

Disable Google Lens is an effective Chrome extension, that serves as a relief by reverting Google Lens results to traditional Google Image search results. Additionally, it introduces a 'Search Google for image' context menu item, opening the image results in a new tab, providing a more streamlined and efficient browsing experience. Details on manually removing the 'Search image with Google Lens' context menu item post-installation, are included.

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By: fanfare

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 3.91

(159)

0.04

Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2023-08-30)

Creation date: 2022-12-04

Permissions:

contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://www.google.com/*

Size: 28.94K

Email: ae*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 5,205 ▲ 79

Other rankings

#10150 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 149 #30 in disable keyword 21

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Disable Google Lens (v0.1.2)

2,004+ 4.08

(51)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Used to work great and flawlessly
Helped users get rid of unwanted Google Lens functionality
Was highly appreciated before it stopped working
One review mentioned it still works as of late 2024

Cons

Not working anymore
Redirects to Google Lens page
Stopped functioning recently
Users expressed frustration over the lack of updates and fixes
Google Lens functionality is annoying for many users

Most mentioned

Stopped working recently
Redirects to Google Lens
Used to work well before
Users want it fixed
Frustration with Google's changes affecting the extension

User reviews

hopefully this gets fixed soon because it worked for years and god i hate google lens

Safety Kitten, 2025-03-09

Doesn't work anymore.

David Frediani, 2025-03-06

Doesn't work anymore (if it ever did).

Matt Gulick, 2025-03-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Disable Google Lens requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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