Popup Blocker (Lite)

A fast, easy and secure way to block all unwanted popups and pop-unders!

What is Popup Blocker (Lite)?

Popup Blocker (Lite) is a Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by efficiently blocking all annoying pop-ups and pop-unders. Its features allow users to whitelist desired domains, manage the extension through the toolbar and adjust its functionality according to their preferences. It also provides a badge icon to display the count of blocked pop-ups, making the usage transparent. Despite its functionality, it is light and does not significantly impact CPU or memory usage.

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By: Jorvi

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 3.85 (27) ▲ 0.04

Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-13)

Creation date: 2020-06-29

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage
scripting
webRequest
notifications

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 72.08K

Email: jo*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 20403 ▼ 44

Other rankings

#4077 in Tools ▼ 15 #20 in popup keyword 55 ▲ 7 #203 in badge keyword 7 ▲ 7

Other platforms

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Extension summary

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Popup Blocker (Lite) is a browser extension to block all annoying pop-ups and pop-unders. When the addon detects a popup, it will block it immediately and the badge icon will show the blocked item (number will increase). If you want to see notifications about the blocked popup, please enable desktop notifications from the options page.

Some features: a. Allows you to block all unwanted popups and pop-unders. b. Has a built-in feature to whitelist the desired domain to show popups. c. Works fundamentally different than other popup blockers, therefore it works in almost all cases. d. Has a switch to turn the addon ON or OFF from toolbar popup UI. e. Several settings in the options page to adjust the addon's functionality to your need. f. Has badge icon text to show you the number of blocked popups. g. Very lite addon with no significant CPU and memory usage.

When you first install the addon, some websites are added to the whitelist table by default (open the options page to see or edit the list). When a domain is whitelisted, the addon's toolbar button icon is green. When the addon is disabled or a website URL is invalid (i.e. chrome://) the icon is dark gray. In all other cases, the toolbar icon is red. So, while browsing with this addon, please be aware of the icon color to make sure it is set based on your desire.

Note: to report bugs, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/popup-blocking.html)

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

Works well on specific popup-infested sites.
Blocks virtually all unwanted popups.
Simple and easy to use.
Has good success rates in tests for blocking popups.

Cons

No option for Black List mode; users must add safe sites to a White List.
Blocks pages opened with middle click.
Closes tabs unexpectedly.
Doesn't block all popups as some users expected.
Functions like 'do NOT close popup' do not work properly.

Most mentioned

Blocks many popups effectively.
Issues with right-click and middle-click actions.
Desire for more control over notifications.
Repetitive complaints about closing tabs on specific actions.

Recent reviews

N, 2024-11-11

Incredible.

Dario Klarić, 2024-07-12

NO Option to use this in a Black List Mode. By default this blocks every popup on most websites, this gets to be a real pain when you have to constantly add safe websites like ebay.com to a White List. This would be a much better add-on if you could use it in a Black List mode and only add those badly behaving websites to a Black List.