Sci-Hub Remove Left Sidebar

Removes the Sci-Hub left sidebar to make PDF take up whole window.
What is Sci-Hub Remove Left Sidebar?
Sci-Hub Remove Left Sidebar is a Chrome extension that removes the left sidebar on the Sci-Hub website, allowing the PDF to occupy the entire browser window. It offers an immersive reading experience by eliminating distractions and maximizing screen real estate.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-04-24
Users: 2,584+
Rating: 4.41 (17)
Version: 1.9 (Last updated: 2021-12-15)
Creation date: 2020-06-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 3.50K

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Extension summary

This is an extension for the Google Chrome web browser which hides the left sidebar on the website Sci-Hub. This allows the PDF to take up the whole browser window. This extension is useful as the left sidebar can be distracting and can take up screen real estate, making the PDF narrower and smaller and therefore harder to read. The extension has been updated to work on multiple Sci-Hub domains.

User reviews

Hi,this is a great plug!However, it does not work on the webesit of "http://sci-hub.ee", "http://sci-hub.wf" and "https://sci-hub.ee", wish to fix this problems, thank you very much.
by z sy, 2022-04-06

No longer effective, although it was once a perfect extension.
by kuaichong kuaichong, 2021-12-18

Lit. Makes reading papers so much easier
by Michael Jelly, 2021-05-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Sci-Hub Remove Left Sidebar requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Sci-Hub Remove Left Sidebar may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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