Distraction Free Mode — Google Docs & Slides

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The distraction free mode (▣) for Google Docs and Google Slides hides all controls and buttons and lets you focus on creation.

Latest reviews

• (2023-11-11) Yasmine Abdellaoui: Does exactly what it says it does, but the dark mode inverts the colors of images. If that is fixed, I'll reinstall, but until then, I prefer using the pageless option, changing the color to black and manually closing the menu.
• (2023-09-16) Artem Luzik: If you have white text on the dark background in your google doc, this extension will put white background with your white text. And if you will try to switch it to "dark mode"... It will put both text and background to dark. Wow.
• (2023-01-09) Joel Grayson: This extension has stopped working. I created an extension that does the same thing and adds a pomodoro timer. Check it out here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/focus-for-google-docs/djnloioaddlnmagobbcnjpppmbelfocf P.S. I want to thank the author of this extension because I loved the extension while it worked and thought it would be worth making sure there is an up-to-date extension.
• (2022-10-11) Bruce Davidson: Very DISTRACTING. All it does is make the menu blink. This is the most useless extension ever made.
• (2022-08-05) Paula Pamintuan-Riva: I suspect the new Pageless feature on Google Docs (where you can change the background color, too) makes this extension obsolete (added to the fact that it has stopped working), but I wanted to write this review to say thank you to the developers for providing this solution, which was truly ahead of its time. Thank you!
• (2022-07-28) Josh English: I used to love this extension and use it almost every time I used Docs for writing. But the 2.1.1 update doesn't seem to mesh with Google Docs anymore. The view menu keeps flickering like something is trying to activate it and then no other menu or button works. I had to remove the extension to continue using Docs.
• (2022-06-21) Josephine Andre: I really liked this extension for a while, but then it stopped working. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, but now it just doesn't work. When I click on the icon is the corner, it just does this weird thing where the 'view' button on Docs flashes as if i was clicking on it, yet the menu to open focus mode never comes up. Is there a way I can fix this? I found focus mode really helpful and would like to be able to use it again.
• (2022-05-11) Bo Lewis: Loved it but it stopped working recently. Uninstalling and reinstalling did not help. Very frustrating--if anyone can recommend a similar extension that works, I'd love to know what it is.
• (2022-05-02) Lukas V: I loved it, but recently it stopped working. Now when I have it installed on either Chrome or Firefox, it doesn't work and I can't click on any of the drop down menus. I think the new updates on Docs broke this.
• (2022-04-29) Paweł Garapich: The best!
• (2022-01-18) Samuel Or: This one works, thanks.
• (2021-12-11) SG Gardner: Works great -- just what I needed.
• (2021-11-23) Héctor Luis Ibarra Larios: I dont know how to change the color of the page, that is the most important feature this extension should have and it has proven to be impossible. Whenever I click on the extensions icon on chrome, the "options" selection is disabled I cannot change the color of the page in any way possible, please fix this.
• (2021-11-03) Michael Oshima: I loved this extension, but it no longer works. See other recent reviews - would love to see it working again.
• (2021-09-12) Nathan Nguyen: Loved this extension, but it seems that a recent update made the extension completely useless! Now all it does is turn the border of my Google Docs page into the desired color, while the 11"x8" document itself stays white. When this bug is fixed, I will give this extension 5 stars again, but this bug completely ruins the whole point of it.
• (2021-08-24) KK: It's a wonderful extension, and it helps me focus on schoolwork, writing my book and everything else. I found it very simple to use, and there are different colours of background, all of which are very plain, and I feel like I'm more productive using it. Writing at night is also much easier, finally I won't be blinded! Thank you so much for making this extention!
• (2021-06-23) Doug McNamara: I love this extension and highly recommend it. I do have a question for the developers—sometimes when I go full screen and click on somewhere in my documents, my cursor usually ends up about 4 lines higher than where I clicked. It's very strange and is an intermittent problem. Any thoughts on what I'm doing? In some ways, it's made my mouse non-functional, which actually makes me LESS prone to distractions and MORE productive, so I'm not really too stressed about it.
• (2021-04-03) 푸딩요거트: stop working.......... T.T please fix it
• (2021-03-22) Paris Odell: suddenly stopped working.
• (2021-02-10) Bruce Ellis: The title says it for Docs and Slides. It did not work in Slides for me...it just gave me a screen with a video showing how to use it with Docs and a link to add it (which it was already added.). It would be nice if it removed the filmstrip and hid the controls.
• (2020-08-28) Kevin McDonagh: Missing functionality for easily distracted writers.
• (2020-07-19) Oleg Stirbu: Thanks for the great extension, really helps me focus on the writing instead of all the google docs chrome. Recently the borders of the page with drop-shadow appeared in fullscreen mode. Any idea how to remove them?
• (2020-07-16) Дима Я: То, что мне нужно. Спасибо! UPD на второй день использования стали видны рамки-тени от листа. Как убрать? :(
• (2020-06-28) Vitaliy Zasadnyy: Text, just text, nothing else. Distraction free mode is the feature that Google Docs is desperately missing. The must have extension if you have to write a lot of text in Google Docs.
• (2020-04-04) Sylvio: Wonderful! :)
• (2020-02-09) Mary Jean Babic: I've added the extension but it's not showing up on GDocs. Any advice?
• (2020-01-25) Kane Fulton: Very disappointed - looked great, but doesn't work with voice typing :( please fix. Will contribute $ if so!
• (2019-12-06) Garth Plamping: Update :) The problem is fixed. Thank you. My eyes thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------- I have loved this extension until today. Chrome says the extension is on, but the black square I click on is gone. What happened? Please fix!
• (2019-12-01) JT Marino: Perfect! This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks so much for making this!!!
• (2019-11-06) Rion: Just an amazing extension. I'm glad I came across this. Will write a detailed review later.
• (2019-11-06) curusarn: This is the best dark mode for Google docs I've found. Good thing is that it's likely not going to break when google changes something about the docs because it's simple.
• (2019-11-04) Eric Rooney: Really needed this. I was going "snow blind" reading Google docs.
• (2019-10-21) Rowan Kula: Absolutely fantastic. Does exactly what it says on the tin. It makes google documents a less cluttered environment, and even includes various dark themes to help avoid eye strain. Couldn't ask for anything better. An easy 5 stars.
• (2019-10-05) Varun Khandare: This is exactly what I was looking for. Works with Google Docs, Dark theme options and a distraction-free writing mode, it's all here!
• (2019-09-29) Robert Storm: Absolutely what I've been looking for! Thanks 3000.
• (2019-09-16) Clayton Kale: Just what I needed for the Dark theme alone!
• (2019-06-15) Rex Koontz: Simple and effective--turns google docs into a great focus word processor. Nothing on the screen to distract you from the task at hand. Easy to adjust for your needs. My only desire: a way to focus on just one paragraph, or even one sentence, and have the rest of the text turn darker (like some other focus apps).
• (2019-06-11) Michel Basilieres: Great idea, but it's now broken. It doesn't hide the right-hand sidebar or the new widget to show or hide the Outline. Needs an update.
• (2019-04-14) Jakub Krejčí: Exactly what I was missing in my GDocs... and some more. Good job and Thank You!
• (2019-04-04) Val: Outstanding, turns google docs into an amazing writing tool. Highly recommended.
• (2019-03-26) RickToons Extra: It works really well! Does exactly what it's been designed for.
• (2019-03-01) Evan Griffin: Thank god finally someone made this a reality. I've never been able to have such a successful writing session in years. Hope this helps me keep up the good habits!
• (2019-02-06) Nifty little extension. Does exactly what it says on the box. Retains key functionality like zoom but neatly tucked away in a nondescript corner. Love it.
• (2019-01-24) Ryan Miller: Cleans up docs much better than any others.
• (2018-12-27) Bruno: amazing. thanks.
• (2018-12-17) Geoff Ruscoe: This is excellent. Just what I was looking for. I'm not sure when this was originally available but you should have way more users of this extension than the 2217 currently shown as of today. Thank you very much for this. Google Docs just became my defacto "Word" application because of your effort... (Google are you listening... :)
• (2018-12-17) James Friendersom: Perfect for working on essays late at night. Finally won't blind myself. Also this does not make tables in google docs black so you may have to paste stuff somewhere else or you won't be able to read it.
• (2018-11-12) Ross Beane: This is a game changer for me and makes google docs a totally new writing experience.
• (2018-10-29) Kat North: I adore this extension. This extension does exactly what I need; simple, easy, clutter free, no sync worries. Thank you!
• (2018-08-29) nicolas gonzalez: worx gr8 m8.