Click to Remove Element

Remove annoying elements with a single click
What is Click to Remove Element?
"Click to Remove Element" is a user-friendly and customizable Chrome extension that empowers users to clean their online viewing space by removing unnecessary elements from websites. This extension goes beyond advertisement blockers and allows users to remove anything they find distracting. Aided with features like keyboard shortcut activation, the power to remember removed elements per site, working seamlessly with iframes, and minimal memory usage, it also provides additional features for power users. Updates include preview of removed elements and an undo function.

Extension stats

Users: 70,000+
Version: 3.1.5 (Last updated: 2023-11-29)
Creation date: 2020-05-17
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • commands
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 29.32K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Click to Remove Element (v3.1.5)
5.00 (10) 665
Click to Remove Element (v2.0.6)
4.40 (10) 1,958+
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Extension summary

Allows you to remove any element from a website. Temporarily or permanently. Be it an advertisment missed by your ad-blocker, fixed menu, distracting GIF image, overly animated slideshow or anything else getting in your way.

Features:

  • easily remove multiple elements in a row (no need for a cumbersome context menu)
  • highlights elements under the cursor
  • customizable keyboard shortcut for activation
  • remember removed elements for a particular website or hide only temporarily
  • works flawlessly with iframes, embeds and ads
  • minimal memory and performance footprint
  • power user feature - customize CSS selectors

New in v3:

  • preview which elements were removed
  • use space to remove elements resistant to mouse clicks
  • improved CSS selectors
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Effectively removes annoying elements from webpages
  • User-friendly and easy to use
  • Remembers user settings and shows hidden items
  • Works well for taking screenshots by removing redundant elements
  • Highly praised for specific use cases like YouTube and Outlook
Cons
  • Only hides elements instead of removing them from the HTML
  • Lacks a feature to toggle rules on/off easily
  • The UI has been criticized for being inflexible and hard to adjust
Most mentioned
  • Works well for specific websites like YouTube
  • Great for removing elements without being a full ad blocker
  • User requests for additional features like toggling and CSS adjustments
Recent reviews
i want to remove the ai overview thing from google but the extension doesn't open on the google domain. were you paid off?
by thegees, 2024-11-13

Tremendous :)
by Vladimiru Ymiru, 2024-11-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Click to Remove Element requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Click to Remove Element has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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