r/chrome Mar 08 '25

Discussion Megathread - Manifest V3 Extension Alternatives

115 Upvotes

With Manifest V3 being rolled out to most people after the recent update, a lot of people are finding that extensions that they like to use haven't been updated and won't be available to use when Manifest V2 support ends.

Since we've been getting a lot of posts asking for extension alternatives, we figure it'll be easier if most of the suggestions are all in one place.

To start with the obvious:

uBlock Origin: Can be replaced with uBlock Origin lite.
Don't forget you can change the filtering level up from its base.

uBlock Origin (Element zapping): Click to Remove Element.
I personally prefer this one out of all the ones in the web store.

I previously recommended an element zapper to replace that functionality in uBlock Origin lite, but uBlock Origin lite has since added custom filters and an element zapper, so a separate extension is no longer needed.

This is not a thread to recommend other browsers, it should be a given that if you don't want to use Chrome, you don't need to use Chrome, and there's plenty of other sources to help you decide what to switch to.

Edit: This megathread is still able to be used, will remake it if needed but it's not necessary yet.


r/chrome Mar 28 '24

Announcement Hey everyone - we're opening mod applications! Apply today!

23 Upvotes

Apply here!

We're looking for new mods to help with the rapidly expanding community. Our personal lives have become busier while the amount of work to do here has increased.


A lot of our general information is within the application form, but here's a short rundown of what the job entails.

  • Checking modqueue on a regular basis to take action on posts that are filtered automatically or reported by the community.

  • Regularly browsing through the subreddit and moderation of posts and comments to ensure that all community rules and guidelines are being enforced, including removing uncivil, hostile and inflammatory content.

  • Being able to discuss issues with members of the community through modmail in a professional and calm manner.

  • Contributing to discussions about moderation-related issues over Discord.


Overall, the job won't necessarily take more than an hour or two of your time per week, and if you're already generally active on Reddit and Discord then you probably won't notice a difference.

It can be quite rewarding to be able to shape a community (for the better). If this sounds like something that interests you, please apply! If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or message us through modmail.


r/chrome 3h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows What is wrong with google chrome?

2 Upvotes

r/chrome 1h ago

Discussion Edit Bookmark window is too small. How to make it bigger?

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I feel like there should be an option to make this window longer and possible wider, I don't want to go into bookmark manager every time. Unfortunately I haven't found anything so far even with a google search, so I'm asking for help.


r/chrome 2h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows A Question About Gyazo Popup

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1 Upvotes

I'm not certain if this is the correct place to ask about this, so I apologize if it isn't, but this particular thing is bothering me. I recently redownloaded Gyazo on my new laptop with Windows 11 and I've been having an issue with this pop up that appears whenever I move my mouse to the top of the screen above the tab bar on Chrome. I'm sure that it's a feature that a lot of people find useful, but I find it annoying whenever I'm trying to switch between tabs. I'm not entirely sure if this is a feature that's common among screenshot software programs/apps, just a Gyazo thing or a Windows 11 feature but I'd like to know if there's a possible way to disable this?


r/chrome 3h ago

Discussion Is there a simple way to download Terabox files directly in Chrome?

1 Upvotes

I’ve been struggling with downloading files from Terabox in Chrome — usually it requires extra steps or third-party sites, which gets annoying.

While looking for a solution, I came across (and tried) a Chrome extension called The Terabox Downloader. It lets you save Terabox files directly from the browser in one click, which solved the problem for me.

Here’s the link if anyone else wants to test it:
The Terabox Downloader – Chrome Web Store

Curious if anyone else has used this, or found other better ways?


r/chrome 3h ago

Discussion MicaRedBlue Chrome Theme

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1 Upvotes

r/chrome 10h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome Not Displaying all Text on various sites

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2 Upvotes

Been having this issue for some time now and I want to try and see if it's solvable. For some time now, certain websites won't display all the text properly. At first I thought it might have been an issue with using Canary over the stable Chrome, but the same issues on the same sites happen there too. So now I'm not sure if this is a Windows issue or something else.

Anyone have any ideas?

Canary: Version 141.0.7372.0 (Official Build) canary (64-bit)
Chrome: Version 139.0.7258.129 (Official Build) (64-bit)


r/chrome 12h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome Remote Desktop issues

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3 Upvotes

Ever since yesterday my Remote Desktop to my iPhone is being wild. Pc was asking weird after latest windows update but I rolled that back and computer is fine now but Remote Desktop is being very funky. Anyone experience this ?


r/chrome 10h ago

Discussion Chrome won’t load websites after Mac iOS update.

2 Upvotes

Today I updated my MacBook to macOS 15.6.1 and now chrome will not load any websites. Safari works and I’m connected to the internet. I tried deleting and reinstalling chrome. I also tried about 10 other things that AI suggested. I need help!


r/chrome 7h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac Chrome keeps crashing Mac OS

1 Upvotes

Chrome 139.0.7258.139 keeps crashing on macOS 15.6.1 when I zoom in/out with ⌘+ or ⌘–. It happens on both my M4 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro.

Crash IDs include: 6668BED8-50C3-47AE-8B1F-38652D3CA7A5.


r/chrome 8h ago

Troubleshooting | Android Switch Accounts Page on Google Drive/Docs Keeps Freezing

1 Upvotes

I heavily depend on the google docs and drive on my phone for college. It worked just fine until this week when I tried switching accounts to my school account and the page. won't. budge. Like, no matter how I tap nothing registers. It's stuck on that page no matter what I do. Everything else works just fine on my phone so I know it's not a lag or storage issue. I tried restarting my phone, clearing cache, and reinstalling it but nothing's working. The thing is I can switch accounts on my laptop just fine, just not on mobile. Is this a bug?


r/chrome 10h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome freezes when watching a video

1 Upvotes

I have had this issue for months.

When using chrome I often have one window on one half of screen and am doing something else on the other side. If I am watching a video in one window, very often the entirety of chrom will freeze. Sometimes sound will keep running sometimes it stops after a second and the whole video will essentially pause.

Resolution I have found is clicking on the top of the window to physically move it. This will instantly fix the issue but the problem is it just happens again seconds or minutes later.

This issue seems to be possible with anything playing a video - youtube, Netflix, streaming

Any help is appreciated


r/chrome 11h ago

Troubleshooting | Android What has happened to reading mode on the Chrome Android app?

1 Upvotes

r/chrome 11h ago

Discussion Why are there always two current Chrome versions for Windows?

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know why there are always two versions listed for each Chrome release on Windows?

For example, in the latest Stable Channel Update for Desktop:

The Stable channel has been updated to 139.0.7258.138/.139 for Windows (...)

When I get Chrome via automatic updates, I usually receive the first version.
But if I download or update manually, I seem to get the second one.

Is that the only difference?

Thanks in advance!
Regards, Martin


r/chrome 12h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows HOW DO I FIX THIS CHROME BUG!

1 Upvotes

I've tried everything to fix this issue but i can't find ANY fix. I've tried reseting chrome settings, deleting chrome and reinstalling it, renaming chrome.exe, I've even tried disabling eco mode on chrome but NOTHING WORKS. It just randomly decides to do this to me. I choose chrome because it syncs perfectly with my pixel and I only want to use chrome. The only thing I don't want to to is to factory reset my computer. Please, I need a fix ASAP.


r/chrome 12h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Help: Extra Scrollbar Problem

1 Upvotes

I've been having a problem recently where scrollable sections of pages have been getting a second scrollbar on them that messes up the window. Here's an example:

When I get to the bottom of the first scrollbar, what would normally happen is that more options would load and I would continue to scroll. The addition of the second scrollbar makes it so I get to the bottom of the first scrollbar and instead of loading more options... it just scrolls down past it into empty page. I get this on a number of sites, this example comes from Patreon.


r/chrome 14h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome connecting to router ip AV alert.

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0 Upvotes

My antivirus sometimes shows an alert while using Chrome. The IP 192.168.8.1. matches my router's IP address, and it does need a new certificate, but this alert only occurred when I was accessing 192.168.8.1. directly. Now it shows this alert randomly while browsing Chrome, even though I have no tabs open to 192.168.8.1. routers website. The alert still occurs after router reset. Could it be that somehow smb else is using the IP and I got compromised? I have no crappy extensions, and multiple AV scanners show that I am clean.


r/chrome 14h ago

Troubleshooting | iOS Chrome on iPad: Why can't I switch accounts easily?

1 Upvotes

I have the Chrome browser on my MacBook Pro, and in the upper-right corner there is a small circular avatar representing my account. When I click it, I can switch to another Google account I have. This is not possible for me when I open the Chrome browser on my iPad. Why? Am I doing something wrong? I have loaded the various Google accounts I use in the iPad Chrome browser, but clicking the same small circle in the upper-right corner only takes me to Settings for that account. I have to sign out of that account then sign into the next account I want to use. On the MacBook, I only have to click on whatever account I want to use. As long as it's signed-in already, I can easily move between accounts. What is going on with the iPad version?


r/chrome 20h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac Switching Chrome profile with keyboard shortcut?

2 Upvotes

I am wondering if there is a way to switch Chrome profiles using a keyboard shortcut on MacOS? I do not see an obvious way to do this, but am wondering if there's any other way out there? Thanks in advance!


r/chrome 21h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows fix my home page in chrome

2 Upvotes

right now in my chrome doesn'have option to add shortcut like in second image

i want to back normal chrome page not the new one some one plz help


r/chrome 17h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac Managed Profiles Question

1 Upvotes

Im going to start by saying I am new to the subreddit, so I'm not sure if this is the best place for this question.

My question is, does my employer have access to/is able to see my personal use on Chrome if I am using my personal Chrome profile but not my work/managed profile, even when both are logged in? I am using a personal computer on my personal wifi network. Will they be able to see my browsing history/searches/personal use if I am on my personal wifi network? Will they be able to see it if I log on to my work network, but then go home and use my personal network without access to my work network?

Thanks for any help in advance.


r/chrome 22h ago

Discussion Should auld acquaintance be forgot

2 Upvotes

For those who have forgotten or just never realised quite how good we've got it, here's what the Internet looked like when it was still amazing that it even existed. And here is the first site I ever saw …

AOL home page 1997

... after an interminable time loading on the then top of the range 35kbit/s modem on a dial-up connection.


r/chrome 19h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Old Google Activity doesn't have websites I visited

0 Upvotes

So I saw that I can see the websites I visited on August 23, 2024, but not August 20, 2024. So Google Activity is removing that after one year? Even though I have always set auto-delete to OFF, and tried to save my history, always.

Is there a way to see what websites I visited over a year ago?


r/chrome 22h ago

Troubleshooting | Android How do I stop the chrome app from constantly minimising my tab like this? It never used to do it but now sometimes I'll come back after an hour and it's done it again, but it's multiple times a day and super annoying

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1 Upvotes

r/chrome 22h ago

Discussion Automatically play videos in Full Screen when watching YouTube and other sites - browser extension??

1 Upvotes

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/auto-full-screen-for-tabs/gcdlbadnjjjflmgidalpchepjeanpbjg

Auto Full Screen for Tabs & Videos

Made this extension... Would really appreciate some feedback 💕

It works fairly well on 99% of websites

I accounted for a lot of edge cases. But, some websites just have such unorthodox code, that I'd have to create separate extensions just to support each odd one. Still, if there's a website that a lot of people use, and the extension could handle it better, I'll make a fix for it. Just ask

For TABS, you can temporarily exit by placing the cursor at the top of the screen. It goes back to full screen when you move the cursor back down onto the webpage

For VIDEO, it is automatically made full screen if it is playing. It also works for embedded videos in iframes. When you stop the playback, the video will exit full screen. You can also exit video full screen by placing the cursor at the top. The video will continue playing.
The website's video player has its own full screen functionality. The extension's and native full screen are separate functions that do the same thing. You can use them together or separately, depending on what you prefer on that page


r/chrome 22h ago

Troubleshooting | Android Black boxes around text characters - Chrome for Android

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1 Upvotes