Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results

Filter search engine results. Block unwanted results and highlight the favorite ones. For Google and other popular search engines.

Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results Extension for Chrome

Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results is a versatile Chrome extension designed to optimize your web search experience. It empowers the users to mark, highlight, hide, or block specific results from popular search engines, enabling a personalized and clutter-free search environment. For instance, if you prefer results from Wikipedia and want to avoid those from Facebook, this extension allows you to make these preferences explicit. Enhance your web search with this efficient and user-friendly tool.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.76
(38)
Version: 4.6.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-30)
Creation date: 2020-02-16
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
Size: 352.26K

Other platforms

Highlight & Note (v1.0.4)
2.89 (49) 19,875+
Block or Highlight Search Engine Results (v4.6.0)
4.23 (77) 1,337+
Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results (v4.0.0)
4.40 (21) 1,230+
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Extension summary

This is a blocker and a highlighter for your favorite search engine. It allows you to filter (mark, highlight, hide or block) results in popular search engines. For example, you can highlight all results from Wikipedia and hide those form Facebook.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Excellent at hiding unwanted search results
  • Works with multiple search engines
  • Feature rich and easy to understand
  • Helps to eliminate distractions from search results
Cons
  • Does not work consistently on certain search engines
  • Requires permission to read browser history
  • Limited functionality in some cases (e.g., only affecting a portion of results)
Most mentioned
  • Issues with functionality on specific search engines
  • Request for support for additional search engines like Brave Search
  • Concerns about permissions required by the extension
User reviews
limite de sites
by Ernani C. Siebert, 2024-10-24

В поиске Яндекс работает через раз --- Доп. Вообще перестало работать.
by Weling Vin, 2024-09-22

Doesn't work anymore, was working last year.
by Nakul Barar, 2024-06-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Highlight or Hide Search Engine Results requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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