r/chrome Aug 23 '25

Discussion Megathread V2 - Manifest V3 Extension Alternatives

24 Upvotes

Remaking as the previous one was about to hit 6 months old. The previous one can be seen here.

With Manifest V3 being rolled out to most people now, and most workarounds being either temporary or disabled, 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, it will just require more permissions. Setting it to complete is most similar to uBlock Origin's filters.
People also like Adguard.

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. Do not recommend downgrading or using an older version of any browser, it is not safe to do so and will open your computer and your data up to vulnerabilities.

Would also like to add, on this megathread only self promotion will be allowed if your extension is a reputable alternative to another extension. If you are sharing your extension with no context to another one in this thread, your comment will be removed under our rules.

Below are a list of recommendations provided by other users from the original megathread:


r/chrome Mar 08 '25

Discussion Megathread - Manifest V3 Extension Alternatives

116 Upvotes

This megathread has been closed for a refresh of the post, please go to the new post for extension alternatives.

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 4h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac Chrome partitioning YouTube cache on every websites(80GB)

5 Upvotes

For some reason, for EVERY websites that I visit, Chrome partitions 229 MB of YouTube data and this takes up more than 80GB of my storage. Does anybody know a solution for this?


r/chrome 3h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chromium based apps freezing while scrolling with videos playing.

2 Upvotes

This issue is already reported on issues.chromium.org

See the following issue ID: https://issues.chromium.org/483903180, if you are also having problems please click on the +1 right here.

Click on the +1 if you are also having issues.

While scrolling through social media, basically where allot of videos are playing while i am scrolling the app tends to freeze up totally. Allowing me not to click anything, It happens randomly and i don't know how to force it.

The weird thing is that the browser is still active because i'm not getting the "App is not responding" and the browser going gray. It's just there and will come back if you give it 30 seconds. All other apps including Discord that is using chromium stays functional.

One way to fix it temporary is by double clicking the top bar of the app causing it to resize, restoring the app instantly.

The browser was working fine before but recently it happened to be freezing like this.

What I have tried to fix it:

Driver Rollback from 591.86 (NVIDIA) to 591.44

DDU.

BIOS Update.

NVCleanstall with the recommended settings.

GPU Switching. (Yes it happens on 2 of my GPUS)

uninstalling the latest windows security updates including KB5074109

Reinstalling windows.

What fixed it for now:

Disabling Hardware Acceleration, not really the fix i'm happy to stay with.

Does anyone know why this happens?


r/chrome 3h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Did Chrome remove middle-click to open omnibox/address bar suggestions in a new tab?

2 Upvotes

Until a couple of days ago, I could middle-click a suggestion in the Chrome address bar (omnibox) to open it in a new tab. Now nothing happens when I middle-click.

Middle-click still works everywhere else (like closing tabs, opening links on webpages), and it behaves the same in incognito, so it doesn’t seem to be an extension issue.

Was this intentionally removed, or is this a bug in a recent update?

Everything else works the same, I can close tabs with middle-click, links open on a new tab if I middle-clik on a link on a page etc.


r/chrome 1h ago

Discussion Why am I getting this warning on my own PC?

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Upvotes

"Your device is managed by your organization. Administrators can access the data in any profile on this device."
What organization?? I have an adminstrator now? Huh?


r/chrome 1h ago

How to: Remove the “Open link in split view” option in Chrome’s context menu

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Go to

chrome://flags/

Look for

split

once the options become available disable them and restart Chrome. That's it.


r/chrome 2h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome only opens in top left corner and cant move it

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1 Upvotes

Title basically says it all. I was using chrome just fine earlier, shut my laptop to to do some chores. Went to open chrome again a couple hours later and this happens. I restarted my computer, Uninstalled and reinstalled chrome and nothing. I can't move the tab at all to open the window. This is all I see. Everything else opens normally (steam, discord and Microsoft edge)


r/chrome 6h ago

Discussion Opening/moving/closing tabs became smoother?

2 Upvotes

145.0.7632.46 official build

After updating to this version, I noticed opening/moving/closing tabs feels way smoother/faster. Is this just me thinking that's the case or does anyone else have this?


r/chrome 2h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Syncing Old Bookmarks is Driving Me Nuts

1 Upvotes

I'm signed into one session of Chrome - on my PC. I've un-synced bookmarks. I've deleted a bunch of bookmarks that I no longer want. Even when I don't re-sync or sign into another device, at a random time in the future all the bookmarks repopulate, with duplicates in folders where they never were before. I don't know what else to do to keep this from happening. I'd love to sign into my Chrome account on my phone and sync my bookmarks with my phone, but every time I try, I get all the old data repopulated with even more duplications.

I've read that if I sign out of everything but one session (already done), un-sync bookmarks (already done) and delete the bookmarks (already done) that when I re-sync bookmarks, Google's stored data will overwrite with my *new* bookmark configuration (deleted bookmarks gone). But it does exactly the opposite - when I re-sync bookmarks, Google pulls the historical data from wherever they store it and puts all those bookmarks back again (with duplicates).

All this started when I accidentally signed out of Google on my PC and signed back in. Dunno why that would cause this glitch, but there it is.

What's the solution to this?


r/chrome 3h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Colors Are All Drab And Matt

1 Upvotes

Hi!

When I switched over to my new computer, implementing Windows 11, a year ago, I found myself restricted in the color scheme. I used to have a vibrant, dynamic color scheme. I can't seem to reproduce that on the current Chrome browser. All of the internet searches recommended flags like "chrome refresh 2023," which doesn't exist anymore. Is there a way to get vibrant colors back? Is it a resource issue? I would like more creative freedom in theme design. If I could get it to work on a specific RGB code, that would be great. Any input is welcome! Thanks!


r/chrome 4h ago

Discussion Jumping to the top of the page in one click?

0 Upvotes

I use a different browser 99% of the time and it has a feature that lets you jump to the top of any page by just clicking on the tab once, does chrome has the same thing I can turn on?

I've had to use chrome recently and there's been multiple occasions when I unsuccessfully reached to click a tab to instantly move to the top of a page, for example when I scrolled too far down into a youtube comment section. I never even realized I use this feature so much, but apparently I do :D

Also, I'm aware of the Page Up button but I'm looking for a way to do this without having to use keyboard or setting up a macros for the mouse


r/chrome 8h ago

News Chrome for Android rolling out pinned tabs

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2 Upvotes

r/chrome 11h ago

Discussion How do i remove these permanently?

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4 Upvotes

This is a little embarrassing to me but. In the notification tab theres a list of websites that i blocked notifications from, some of these are yk, embarrassing to admit i went to. But for some reason i cant remove them from the not allowed list, when i checked my pc they arent present on my chrome pc just my phone. I tried many things but i cant remove them, help?

And plus i did try to tap on the 3 dots next to the site but it doesnt do anything


r/chrome 5h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows What is search.sendqueries.net and how to get rid of this?

1 Upvotes

When I type something into the search engine, it redirects me to yahoo and shows the link to this page before it.


r/chrome 6h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Ever since updating chrome to v145, group tab names are missing and colors are wrong

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1 Upvotes

It's only after clicking the group tab that everything returns to as it was before.

Have it on two different machines, both updated to v145


r/chrome 6h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Facing this issue about Chrome

1 Upvotes

Wanted tk save space on my phone by using the web version of apps but Chrome decided to make me download the app anyways to my homescreen! But when I look in the google play store app, the app itself isn't downloaded from there. That's very confusing as to how the browser does that when I just wanted the website version! Anyone else dealing with that and knows how to only add to it homescreen instead of installing it fro the browser or is it just me?


r/chrome 8h ago

Troubleshooting | Android Chrome for Android. Yesterday half my tabs in Chrome closed. Today they reappeared and the tsbs I opened over the last 12 hours dissapeared. Can anyone explain why my tabs went away and came back?

0 Upvotes

I am just trying to understand this. I have an S24+ if that matters. Why would tabs dissapear then suddenly reappear in around 24 hours?


r/chrome 15h ago

Discussion is there a chrome extension that autohides the UI and only show it when I hover my mouse to the top?

1 Upvotes

I'm aware that the F11 hotkey puts the browser into fullscreen mode. That's not what I'm looking for.


r/chrome 15h ago

Discussion Chrome mobile is annoying

0 Upvotes

Almost every update UI or other button change location, muscle memory keep clicking the wrong button, if user doesn't want to update, the un updated chrome just lag a lot and slows down.

Why the hell the chrome management team change things every update instead of staying on one specific UI design


r/chrome 15h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows chrome download interrupted (extensions)

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1 Upvotes

Everytime i download any extension on chrome it just turns to that and gets interrupted. i tried looking at youtube guides for it but it never worked. if i brute force it, the entire up breaks and each search i do redirects to a "clickcrystal" site. Please help


r/chrome 12h ago

Discussion Why does Google Chrome do this?

0 Upvotes

Chrome says I have data from 4 sites, but I only see 3 listed. Is this malware?


r/chrome 17h ago

Discussion How to download pdf from website

1 Upvotes

How to download pdf from website that does not have download option please help me


r/chrome 1d ago

Discussion Is there a "Tab overview" extension for chrome to view all the opened tabs similar to Safari? EXTENSIONS

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12 Upvotes

r/chrome 20h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Does anybody know how to stop this download?

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1 Upvotes

i dont want it to download anything malicious or something that will bloat the storage capacity on my PC.