Block or Highlight Search Engine Results

Name: Block or Highlight Search Engine Results
Rating: 4.2025 (79 reviews)
Author: pistom

Filter your search engine results. Block unwanted results and highlight the favorite ones. It works with Duckduckgo, Google, Yahoo, Bing, Startpage, Ecosia, Yandex, OneSearch and Baidu. https://youtu.be/U_Ctx4Gq-lw

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The "Block or Highlight Search Engine Results" Chrome extension empowers users to tailor their search experience by filtering results across multiple popular search engines such as Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, Yahoo, and more. It allows users to block unwanted search results and highlight preferred ones, improving search efficiency and relevance. Whether you want to highlight trusted sources like Wikipedia or hide distracting sites like Facebook, this extension adds a layer of control to your online searches. Compatible with numerous search engines including Startpage, Ecosia, Yandex, OneSearch, and Baidu, it offers versatility for diverse browsing preferences. Simply set your filters to mark, highlight, hide, or block specific domains and enjoy a cleaner, more focused search experience. Reach out if you use another search engine for added support.

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By:

pistom

Daily users:

1,328+ 2

Rating:

4.20

(79)

Version:

4.6.1 Last updated: 2025-03-24

Version code:

5916140

Creation date:

2018-11-24

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
tabs
contextMenus

Size:

358.35K

URLs:

Website

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

15 hours ago

Ranking

# 2,631 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#320 in Search Tools ▼ 1

#6 in result keyword 19

#25 in engine keyword 19 ▼ 1

#30 in highlighter keyword 52

#65 in delight keyword 1

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Other platforms

Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results (v4.6.1)

1,000+ 3.69

(39)

Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results (v4.0.0)

1,298+ 4.30

(23)

User reviews

Users appreciate that the add-on effectively blocks or highlights unwanted domains in Google and DuckDuckGo searches, helping improve research quality by filtering out clickbait and low-value sites. However, many report limitations such as a low limit on blocked pages, poor or no support for some search engines like Startpage and Brave search, and lack of functionality for video/image search results. Some users experience overblocking due to imprecise domain filtering. The extension also shows signs of being unmaintained, with unresolved issues and missing features.

Pros

Effectively blocks or highlights unwanted search engine results to improve research quality.
Works well with DuckDuckGo and Google search engines.
Offers options for hiding or highlighting domains to filter results.
Provides a clean and easy-to-use interface.
Helps eliminate clickbait and low-quality sources from search results.

Cons

Limited blocking capacity, with low maximum number of blocked pages.
Does not fully support all search engines as claimed (issues with Startpage, Brave search, You.com).
Lacks functionality for video and image search results filtering.
Occasional overblocking, where unrelated domains containing keywords get blocked.
Extension appears to be abandoned with infrequent updates and unresolved issues.

Recent reviews

Been using it with DDG, and it's been life-changing. No more raking through SEO optimizers with useless articles that go on forever. Blocked, moved on. Now my research is free of the mental load of weeding out these websites. Recommend 11/10

by Firefox user 18779580, 2025-04-25

The limit of blocked pages is incredibly low. I hit the limit within 2 hrs of researching.

by Natustell, 2025-03-31

Works great for Google. But. The docs say it'll work for other search engines, but I can't figure out how to make it happen.

by Firefox user 14108576, 2025-02-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Block or Highlight Search Engine Results requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Block or Highlight Search Engine Results is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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