# Hide Fixed Elements

> Adds a button which can be clicked to make "fixed" elements (that is, headers/footers/sidebars that stay stuck to one part of the window) disappear, opening up more space to view the page content.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-fixed-elements](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-fixed-elements)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-fixed-elements`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Andrew F
- **Category:** appearance,other
- **Daily users:** 269
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (31 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-28
- **First published:** 2017-12-23
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-fixed-elements/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/andfarm/HideFixedElements](https://github.com/andfarm/HideFixedElements)

## Description

Hide Fixed Elements is a Firefox add-on that adds a button to hide fixed elements on web pages, such as headers, footers, and sidebars. This frees up more space in the window and allows you to read the content of the page without distractions.

## Rankings

- #7,048 — Overall
- #15 — bug fixes
- #21 — element
- #183 — stay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

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

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-fixed-elements)