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Description from extension meta
This minimalistic extension disables "Scroll to Text Fragment" feature in Google search results
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Description from store
Google search results sometimes highlight text snippets on pages opened from search results.
The feature can sometimes be annoying, however currently there's no way to disable it from browser preferences.
This extension has been created to override it and disable the highlights.
Disable Google Search Text Highlights is open source software:
https://github.com/everyonesdesign/disable-google-search-text-highlights
☕ If you like the extension you can buy a coffee for the author here:
https://buymeacoff.ee/everyonesdesign
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Changelog
3.0.0
- migrate to manifest v3
2.1.1
- add deprecated domains back to the list (to avoid prompting users about the changed list and also in case Google brings them back in the future)
2.1.0 (unreleased)
- update Google domains list
2.0.0
- use runPatiently function to run as early as possible
- replace the links instead of updating urls
- run the script earlier (to make sure the links are replaced by the time the page is loaded)
1.1.0
- Only change href if text fragment is present
- Drop trailing "#" caused by text fragment
1.0.0
Major release
- Lower permissions level (specific domains instead of all_urls)
- Replace only :~:text piece of fragment directives, leaving other directives untouched
- Fix: remove text fragment for URLs with hashes
- Add tests
0.0.5
- Improve pattern for matching all the Google domains
0.0.4
- Fix an issue with breaking "Tools" buttons functionality on Google
0.0.2
- Initial stable version
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Tags:
Scroll to Text Fragment,
fragmentDirective
textFragment
Latest reviews
- (2024-08-27) TheSystemGuy128: Good extension, b.A.A.d company. Google is sadly killing this off with MV3.
- (2024-06-17) Jacopo Santelli: It needed a restart to work, but now it's doing what it says. 5 stars for solving a horrible idea
- (2024-05-23) Tamas Kikillai: Best extension ever created, obviously Google doesn't understand what UX is and is just throwing garbage at us non stop
- (2024-02-24) Adam Welch: Does not seem to be removing the highlights in the inital search, does this need an update?
- (2024-02-05) MOHAMMAD FAKKAR: thanks very good you solved my headache about this google fault I LOVE YOU😘
- (2024-01-27) Dennis: It's such a shame that tech companies want to determine that you need something instead of giving you the option. Thank you for this extension!
- (2024-01-21) Stryder Crown: Does the job it says and works great. It's really just a shame this was needed instead of Google listening to its users.
- (2023-12-05) Gleb Golubitsky: At last!!
- (2023-11-27) Mike Fitzpatrick: This extension stopped working for me. It's installed and on, but it's no longer doing its job. Google is the king of annoyance thought to be convenience, without the ability to disable their B.S. May be time to switch search engines.
- (2023-05-30) K Law: I came to this extension late, but I was glad to have found it. That said, it stopped doing what it says on the tin about a month ago, and I'm having to deal with these infuriating highlights constantly again, and it's like this extension isn't even installed on my browser. Very frustrating. I'm hoping whoever developed this extension can figure out a work-around, because quite frankly it's a stroke of genius (when it works)!
- (2023-05-30) K Law: I came to this extension late, but I was glad to have found it. That said, it stopped doing what it says on the tin about a month ago, and I'm having to deal with these infuriating highlights constantly again, and it's like this extension isn't even installed on my browser. Very frustrating. I'm hoping whoever developed this extension can figure out a work-around, because quite frankly it's a stroke of genius (when it works)!
- (2023-05-24) Patrick Harris: Worked consistently as described until the past month or so and then the highlights came back everywhere in Gmail. Tried removing and adding the extension to Chrome again, changing extension permissions/settings, etc... Extension still doesn't seem to be working at all for me now.
- (2023-05-24) Patrick Harris: Worked consistently as described until the past month or so and then the highlights came back everywhere in Gmail. Tried removing and adding the extension to Chrome again, changing extension permissions/settings, etc... Extension still doesn't seem to be working at all for me now.
- (2023-03-21) gianni cerqueti: Is it possible to remove blue text highlights from snippet?
- (2023-03-21) gianni cerqueti: Is it possible to remove blue text highlights from snippet?
- (2023-02-14) Matt Holmes: This extension fixes the top-level search result links, but not the "People Also Ask" links. I wrote this little Javascript which removes the text highlighting from ALL links, even if they appear after the initial page load. Just add the script to Tampermonkey or Styler for Google.com. /* Remove text highlighting from Google search result links */ var it=0; function f(){ if(it==0||document.hasFocus()){ it++; for(var a of document.querySelectorAll('a[href]')){ var i=a.href.indexOf('#:~:text='); if(i>0)a.href=a.href.substr(0,i); } } } $(document).ready(function(){var iv=setInterval(f,500);});
- (2023-02-14) Matt Holmes: This extension fixes the top-level search result links, but not the "People Also Ask" links. I wrote this little Javascript which removes the text highlighting from ALL links, even if they appear after the initial page load. Just add the script to Tampermonkey or Styler for Google.com. /* Remove text highlighting from Google search result links */ var it=0; function f(){ if(it==0||document.hasFocus()){ it++; for(var a of document.querySelectorAll('a[href]')){ var i=a.href.indexOf('#:~:text='); if(i>0)a.href=a.href.substr(0,i); } } } $(document).ready(function(){var iv=setInterval(f,500);});
- (2023-01-24) HaasiAustria: Thank you for this very useful extension!
- (2023-01-24) HaasiAustria: Thank you for this very useful extension!
- (2022-11-19) Jade: Thank you. I am in a graduate program and have to do key word searches every week. it is very annoying to pull up a primary source and have highlighting for what google "thinks" I am looking for.
- (2022-11-19) Rian Matheny: Thank you. I am in a graduate program and have to do key word searches every week. it is very annoying to pull up a primary source and have highlighting for what google "thinks" I am looking for.
- (2022-11-05) Jeremy B: Seems to work. The highlighting feature is hot garbage and it's infuriating that a. google thought it was a good idea, and b. there's no native way to disable it.
- (2022-11-05) Jeremy B: Seems to work. The highlighting feature is hot garbage and it's infuriating that a. google thought it was a good idea, and b. there's no native way to disable it.
- (2022-10-19) Tobias Johnson: It's utterly ridiculous that we need an extension to disable this "feature". For me this was the straw that broke the camel's back; I'm switching back to Firefox as my default browser. Having one company control so much of my browsing experience has surpassed the point of being helpful now that Google is trying so hard to repeat Microsoft's abuse of IE's dominance in the 90s. However I still need Chrome for work so I'm very thankful that this extension exists, thank you!!
- (2022-10-19) Tobias Johnson: It's utterly ridiculous that we need an extension to disable this "feature". For me this was the straw that broke the camel's back; I'm switching back to Firefox as my default browser. Having one company control so much of my browsing experience has surpassed the point of being helpful now that Google is trying so hard to repeat Microsoft's abuse of IE's dominance in the 90s. However I still need Chrome for work so I'm very thankful that this extension exists, thank you!!
- (2022-10-16) Tim Hedgepeth: Fantastic! It was very frustrating scrolling all the way up an article to read the whole thing when constantly being shown the highlighted section. It makes me wonder if they are just trying to discourage people from actually researching things properly anymore...?
- (2022-10-16) Tim Hedgepeth: Fantastic! It was very frustrating scrolling all the way up an article to read the whole thing when constantly being shown the highlighted section. It makes me wonder if they are just trying to discourage people from actually researching things properly anymore...?
- (2022-10-10) Lucifer: You are my saviour. You are the best. A genius. No more annoying scrolling to a paragraph I'm not even interested in.
- (2022-10-10) Lucifer: You are my saviour. You are the best. A genius. No more annoying scrolling to a paragraph I'm not even interested in.
- (2022-09-06) Jon Deaton: Fantastic extension to remove an awful feature of chrome. Thanks chrome but I can locate the first sentence of a wikipedia article all on my own.
- (2022-09-06) Jon Deaton: Fantastic extension to remove an awful feature of chrome. Thanks chrome but I can locate the first sentence of a wikipedia article all on my own.
- (2022-08-25) David H (Clonkex): I have never once found the highlighting feature anything but annoying. I'd love to know what data Google used to decide it was a good feature. This extension works perfectly for me. Best part is it's open-source, so if it ever breaks we can a) complain to the dev, or b) just fork it and fix it ourselves.
- (2022-08-25) David H (Clonkex): I have never once found the highlighting feature anything but annoying. I'd love to know what data Google used to decide it was a good feature. This extension works perfectly for me. Best part is it's open-source, so if it ever breaks we can a) complain to the dev, or b) just fork it and fix it ourselves.
- (2022-08-22) Lilly Clarity: Awesome app. Slows down Google's backwards death march to undo progress.
- (2022-08-22) Lilly Clarity: Awesome app. Slows down Google's backwards death march to undo progress.
- (2022-07-11) Dave Loebig: Perfect. Fixes a terrible idea. Thanks.
- (2022-07-11) Dave Loebig: Perfect. Fixes a terrible idea. Thanks.
- (2022-06-17) Jason Aeschilman: Thank you! Works great!
- (2022-06-17) Jason Aeschilman: Thank you! Works great!
- (2022-05-03) Gary Miguel: Works!
- (2022-05-03) Gary Miguel: Works!
- (2022-04-27) Bjarke Fjeldsted: I absolutely love this. I can actually work in chrome again.Is there any way i can support this. Send money/ beer/ something ?
- (2022-04-27) Bjarke Fjeldsted: I absolutely love this. I can actually work in chrome again.Is there any way i can support this. Send money/ beer/ something ?
- (2022-03-14) Simon B: The extension does exactly what it should, it's just a shame that Google is incompetent enough that it is needed.
- (2022-03-14) Simon B: The extension does exactly what it should, it's just a shame that Google is incompetent enough that it is needed.
- (2022-02-07) ayb: Fk google's prescriptivism and "knowing whats best", even removing the flag to disable this. Absolutely offensive to be "talked down" by removing the option.
- (2022-02-07) ayb: Fk google's prescriptivism and "knowing whats best", even removing the flag to disable this. Absolutely offensive to be "talked down" by removing the option.
- (2021-12-20) Hunter Negron: I sincerely appreciate the work you put into this. I also use Bing, so I forked your projected and added "bing.com" to the manifest. Feel free to use my code. https://github.com/hunter-negron/disable-google-bing-search-text-highlights
- (2021-10-20) Logan B: This extension is an absolute must. I actually switched away from Google and Bing entirely solely because of targetText
- (2021-10-20) Logan B: This extension is an absolute must. I actually switched away from Google and Bing entirely solely because of targetText