# Metabar killer

> Removes the top and bottom menus from hackernoon and Medium, because they are too big.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `metabar-killer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** petosorus
- **Category:** appearance
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-02-20
- **Size:** 7.91 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/metabar-killer/)

## Description

Metabar killer is a Firefox add-on that eliminates the need to deal with large and distracting top and bottom menus on hackernoon and Medium. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience by installing this handy extension.

## Rankings

- #131,769 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.hackernoon.com`
- `*.medium.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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