# Stack Overflow Prettifier

> Makes Stack Overflow/Exchange less trash to use. Gets rid of the left and right sidebars, as well as the footer.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/stack-overflow-prettifier](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stack-overflow-prettifier)

## Overview

- **ID:** `stack-overflow-prettifier`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** jmwoliver
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance
- **Daily users:** 60
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-12
- **First published:** 2019-08-31
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stack-overflow-prettifier/)

## Description

**Stack Overflow Prettifier** is a handy Chrome extension designed to improve your Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange browsing experience by removing distracting sidebars and the footer. It eliminates job offers, hot network questions, and other sidebar links that can derail your focus, helping you stay on track with your coding research. Additionally, it enlarges the main content area to show more questions and answers, making your navigation smoother and more efficient.

By decluttering the page layout, Stack Overflow Prettifier ensures a more streamlined, less distracting environment during your programming problem-solving sessions. The extension's source code is openly available on GitHub, promoting transparency and customization. If you find this tool helpful, consider supporting its developer via their donation link.

## Rankings

- #14,859 — Overall
- #65 — trash
- #115 — stock
- #203 — exchange

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.stackoverflow.com`
- `*.stackexchange.com`
- `*.superuser.com`
- `*.serverfault.com`
- `*.askubuntu.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/stack-overflow-prettifier)