StackOverflow focus

Remove all unnecessary clutter when looking for help on StackOverflow.

StackOverflow Focus - Streamline Your Web Browsing Experience

StackOverflow focus is an inventive Chrome extension purposefully designed to improve your browsing experience on StackOverflow and the entire StackExchange platform. It eliminates non-essential items on pages, offering you a distraction-free, neat outlook. With its efficient, swift application, the extension optimises your browsing speed too. Its latest versions include special features to customise your view such as removing drop shadow and altering the background colour. This extension is compatible with all localized versions of StackOverflow.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 712
9
Rating: 4.89
(18)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2021-08-03)
Creation date: 2020-07-17
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 300.03K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Improves visibility by removing side bar and menus
  • Works well across Stack Exchange sites
  • Enhances code snippet viewing
  • User-friendly and straightforward
  • Helpful for users, including non-technical ones
Cons
  • Could be improved by adding options for visibility of the top bar
  • Some users wish it worked across the entire Stack Exchange network
Most mentioned
  • Great extension
  • Works well
  • Really helpful
User reviews
No more useless side bar, menus etc....
by Corentin Lauret, 2024-02-22

I especially appreciate that it works all across stack exchange. Nice work!
by Mark Forsyth, 2024-01-01

So good that I installed it for my grandma.
by Joshua Hampl, 2023-12-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

StackOverflow focus requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of StackOverflow focus. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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