Element Hider Chrome extension
Click any distracting element on a page to hide it, and restore everything whenever you want.
How to install
- Download and unzip the file.
- Open
chrome://extensionsand turn on Developer mode. - Click "Load unpacked" and pick the unzipped folder.
Source code (6 files)
manifest.json
{
"manifest_version": 3,
"name": "Element Hider",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Click any distracting element on a page to hide it, and restore everything whenever you want.",
"icons": {
"16": "icons/icon.svg",
"48": "icons/icon.svg",
"128": "icons/icon.svg"
},
"action": {
"default_popup": "popup.html",
"default_title": "Element Hider",
"default_icon": {
"128": "icons/icon.svg"
}
},
"permissions": [
"activeTab",
"scripting"
],
"host_permissions": [
"<all_urls>"
]
}popup.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Element Hider</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="popup.css" />
</head>
<body>
<header><h1>Element Hider</h1><p class="sub">Built with ManifestGo</p></header>
<main>
<button class="primary" id="hide">Enable click-to-hide</button>
<button id="restore">Restore hidden elements</button>
<p class="muted">Click an element on the page to remove it from view.</p>
</main>
<script src="popup.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
popup.css
:root { color-scheme: dark; }
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
body {
margin: 0;
width: 320px;
font-family: Inter, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
background: #1b1b1b;
color: #f2efe9;
}
header { padding: 14px 16px 8px; }
h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
p.sub { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 11px; color: #9a958d; }
main { padding: 10px 16px 16px; display: grid; gap: 10px; }
button {
font: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer;
border: 1px solid #ffffff1f; background: #ffffff0d; color: #f2efe9;
border-radius: 10px; padding: 9px 12px; transition: background .15s ease;
}
button:hover { background: #ffffff17; }
button.primary { background: #fb923c; border-color: #fb923c; color: #101010; }
button.primary:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); }
input, select, textarea {
font: inherit; font-size: 12px; width: 100%; padding: 9px 10px; border-radius: 10px;
border: 1px solid #ffffff1f; background: #ffffff08; color: #f2efe9; outline: none;
}
input:focus, textarea:focus { border-color: #fb923c; }
ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 6px; max-height: 260px; overflow: auto; }
li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: 12px; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 10px; background: #ffffff08; }
li span { flex: 1; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
.row { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.row > * { flex: 1; }
.big { font-size: 34px; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.muted { font-size: 11px; color: #9a958d; }
popup.js
async function run(func) {
const [tab] = await chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true });
if (!tab?.id) return;
await chrome.scripting.executeScript({ target: { tabId: tab.id }, func });
window.close();
}
document.getElementById("hide").addEventListener("click", () =>
run(() => {
window.__mgHidden = window.__mgHidden || [];
const handler = (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
const el = e.target;
window.__mgHidden.push([el, el.style.display]);
el.style.display = "none";
document.removeEventListener("click", handler, true);
};
document.addEventListener("click", handler, true);
}),
);
document.getElementById("restore").addEventListener("click", () =>
run(() => {
(window.__mgHidden || []).forEach(([el, display]) => { el.style.display = display; });
window.__mgHidden = [];
}),
);
icons/icon.svg
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 128 128" width="128" height="128"><rect width="128" height="128" rx="26" fill="#fb923c"/><text x="64" y="90" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="66" font-weight="700" text-anchor="middle" fill="#ffffff">H</text></svg>README.md
# Element Hider
Click any distracting element on a page to hide it, and restore everything whenever you want.
## Install (unpacked)
1. Open `chrome://extensions`.
2. Enable **Developer mode**.
3. Click **Load unpacked** and select this folder.
## Files
- `manifest.json` — Manifest V3 configuration
- `popup.html` / `popup.css` / `popup.js` — toolbar popup UI and logic
- `icons/icon.svg` — source icon (rasterized to PNG on download)
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