# StopTheMadness Pro

> Take back your web browser

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471380298](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471380298)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6471380298`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jeff Johnson
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (198 ratings)
- **Version:** 28.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2023-12-12
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stopthemadness-pro/id6471380298)
- **Website:** [https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/](https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/privacy.html](https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/privacy.html)

## Description

StopTheMadness Pro is a web browser extension that stops websites from hijacking your browser UI and protects your privacy across major browsers. It isn’t an ad blocker—a feature-rich toolkit from indie developer Jeff Johnson, with cross-device support via iCloud sync.

Key features include UI protection to preserve text selection, copy, drag-and-drop, and keyboard shortcuts; privacy tools such as removing tracking parameters and AMP, blocking beacons, and hiding invasive prompts; plus customization options like custom CSS/JS, site-specific edits, and the ability to run scripts. It supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari on macOS, and Safari on iOS/iPadOS, with settings syncing across devices.

## Rankings

- #104,240 — Overall
- #69 — chrome homepage
- #88 — browser extension

## Review summary

StopTheMadness Pro is widely praised for blocking autoplay and intrusive content while offering deep customization, cross‑device syncing, strong accessibility support, and active developer updates. However, users report occasional site breakage on a few sites, conflicts with other blockers, and a learning curve for default settings.

### Pros

- Stops autoplay videos and intrusive media across sites.
- Highly configurable with granular controls to tailor browsing.
- Cross-device and cross-browser syncing and compatibility (Mac, iPhone, Firefox, Safari).
- Responsive developer with frequent updates and quick issue resolution.
- Strong accessibility support including VoiceOver on Safari.

### Cons

- Occasional site breakage or crashes on certain sites (e.g., Twitch VODs, Reddit scrolling, Nintendo site loops).
- Default settings can break sites and are not very user-friendly / hard to tune.
- Conflicts with other blockers or extensions causing loading issues (e.g., AdGuard conflicts).
- Autoplay blocking can sometimes disrupt legitimate playback on certain sites.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471380298)