# Hidebar

> Hides sidebars on YouTube, Stack Exchange and Quora, to avoid wasting your time.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Félix Breton
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-05-20
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hidebar/)

## Description

Hidebar is a Firefox add-on designed to hide sidebars on YouTube, Stack Exchange, and Quora. It aims to prevent time wasted clicking through distracting links and promote a more productive or enjoyable online experience.

## Rankings

- #128,711 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `*.stackexchange.com`
- `stackoverflow.com`
- `www.quora.com`
- `www.buzzfeed.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/hidebar)