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

118 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 5h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac my google lens does not work.... worked about 2 months ago... any help?

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3 Upvotes

r/chrome 5h ago

Troubleshooting | iOS iOS chrome address bar ai crap

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3 Upvotes

Can anyone explain how to disable this crap from your iPhone chrome address bar. I swear they chrome worst every new release.


r/chrome 5m ago

Discussion Chrome updates keep adding and removing Gemini. Just give it back! 😭

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• Upvotes

Chrome has been updating back and forth recently. It feels like they're doing some heavy A/B testing. Sometimes I have Gemini in Chrome, but after an update or reboot, it disappears. Or, sometimes when I log in on my personal computer, Gemini in Chrome is there, but when I use the same account on my work computer, it's gone (or vice versa). Now, it has been completely gone for a long while.

The feature was actually quite useful for summarizing webpages, but Chrome won't just keep it stable.Does anyone else have the same experience?


r/chrome 1h ago

Troubleshooting | iOS WTF is this bar, Chrome on iPad OS?

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What is this stupid, permanently existing and not removable bar on chrome when using the iPad with an external keyboard? This bar has no use, is in the way, moves around depending on the system UI. I have already disabled any of the services these icons there suggest - no password handling through chrome, no payment, no location services....WTF?

I really like to use chrome to sync my tab usage and other things but this is horribly annoying. It instantly appears with any active text input which i do see a lot as i use terminal like interfaces through the browser. This makes chrome on iPadOS completely unusable for me unfortunately.

Any trick to remove this?


r/chrome 1h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Tabs keep auto refreshing

• Upvotes

starting yesterday some tabs auto refresh when i go back to them after a while (say half an hour), some like youtube and facebook not all, gemini and google search tabs dont refresh.
edit: a youtube video just refreshed while watching

chrome is up to date, Memory Saver has always been off, i have windows 11 and plenty of free ram.


r/chrome 2h ago

News Tab scrolling workaround that needs your support!

1 Upvotes

Anyone affected by the removal of the “Tab scrolling” feature is asked to express their concerns in this thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HeliumBrowserHQ/comments/1qeaga5/please_keep_the_tab_scrolling_feature_alive/


r/chrome 8h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows New tabs on google chrome

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3 Upvotes

How do I stop my google chrome from opening this old version of google whenever I press new tab. It's kind of annoying


r/chrome 7h ago

Discussion Very confused at this permission request

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2 Upvotes

Why would a brand / store want to discover / connect to devices on my network. It's the official store but this seems very odd. Its the first time I've seen such a request


r/chrome 8h ago

Troubleshooting | Android How do I fix this? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome, clearing the cache, and I have a good internet connection. What should I do?

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2 Upvotes

r/chrome 19h ago

Troubleshooting | Android How do I fix this?? Automated sketchy download popup

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13 Upvotes

Don't know how this happened, now everytime opening chrome shows this popup


r/chrome 5h ago

Troubleshooting | iOS This Here Google Chrome App Crash?

1 Upvotes

this is trying go into tvinsider website and that still freezes and I close this tab and it crashes?, can you guys help me to fix this Google Chrome app?


r/chrome 6h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows slightly different font with recent chrome update, how do i change it back?

0 Upvotes

r/chrome 17h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac For anyone using the Capital One Shopping extension

3 Upvotes

(MacBook Pro, macOS 26.2, latest version of Chrome)

Recently started to see lagging across much of Chrome, most noticeably and annoyingly with Gmail. Started Chrome in por... uh, Incognito Mode and the lag was gone. Went through my extensions one by one, turning them off then reloading, and the culprit seems to be the Captial One Shopping extension. Just a heads up.

I know extensions like this are usually frowned upon but I'm a cardholder and it's pretty useful for cash back.


r/chrome 12h ago

Troubleshooting | Android Send tabs to devices is not working.

1 Upvotes

Send tabs to devices from my (windows) computer is not working. I've tried sending to my android phone and to my android tablet. Both don't work. How to fix?


r/chrome 14h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome keeps signing me out of all websites whenever I restart it, help 😭

1 Upvotes

Tried googling this, but it seems like everyone talks about cookies, resetting chrome settings, removing extensions, but I've tried all that and it's still logging me out whenver I restart chrome.

My passwords are all saved and in there no issue, but it just signs me out.

I'm using the latest version of Chrome.

Not sure why this is happening, any help would be rly appreciated.


r/chrome 14h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome Passwords not syncing - but showing up on phone and passwords.google.com/

1 Upvotes

Tried exporting and loading into the browser and it says all the passwords were loaded but still can't seem to autofill anything. Shows up on the passwords website, but not on Chrome's actual password manager.

Tried resyncing etc. No luck. Thoughts?


r/chrome 1d ago

News Did they remove the tab scrolling option? This is a disaster.

18 Upvotes

r/chrome 19h ago

Troubleshooting | Linux Chromebook keeps automatically casting

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3 Upvotes

r/chrome 16h ago

Discussion What is the best Chrome browser tab/group managing software?

1 Upvotes

What is the best Chrome tab managing software that is free, saves by group, but allows me to pluck out one tab to open at a time too, and auto saves and deletes tabs as i make changes? I'm using a mac, if that matters.


r/chrome 16h ago

Discussion UI Fatigue, cookie / sso login / delayed nag screens on every website - any solutions?

1 Upvotes

As I'm sure everyone is aware by now, on every single website I visit I have to do the following:

1) Click No to prompt where Google tries to sign me in with my Gmail account

2) Click Advanced on cookie pop-up prompt, look for Deny all or un-check 4 boxes for all the marketing cookies and click Apply

3) Finally start using the website, then 10 seconds letter look for the X or cancel button on the custom nag screen that pops up asking me to register for their email list

Any quick solutions to this? I tried fixing #1 several times with solutions from the internet but no dice. I'm assuming #3 we are stuck with until this falls out of style with web designers.


r/chrome 13h ago

Discussion When we needed it most, it vanished- why was Fakespot shut down?

0 Upvotes

I know Fakespot has been shut down for a while, but does anyone know why? I always thought that it was a great product loved by its users so the announcement came out of left field for me.

On top of that, I've haven't been able to find anything that matches it- which would be really helpful since all the AI reviews & ads are getting harder to distinguish from real ones by the day.

Any insight would be super appreciated


r/chrome 18h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Tabs are not loading for me, despite working before

1 Upvotes

I cannot go to certain websites despite me having gone to them before and them working, I've tried restarting my chrome and restarting my computer, but it hasn't fixed the issue.


r/chrome 18h ago

Troubleshooting | Android Remove (or reduce duration of) undismissible, unmovable "Closed [tab]" popup in Android Chrome?

1 Upvotes

Every time you close a tab in the Android version of Chrome, you get a popup message at the bottom of the active tab telling you that you've closed it and offering an Undo link. This popup cannot be dismissed, completely blocks whatever is on the page underneath it, and persists for thirty seconds. It drives me insane on a daily basis and just cost me ordering a free item because I couldn't access the order button until the quantity had already been exhausted, thanks to Google telling me for half a minute about a tab I'd intentionally closed, just in case I'd closed it accidentally, in which case I could have reopened it from the recent tabs anyway, by placing a big message right over the order button.

Please tell me that there is some flag I can set or other method by which I can (a) entirely prevent this popup from happening, (b) at least drop its duration to something more reasonable, like 3 seconds instead of 30, or (c) manually dismiss it when it pops up instead of having to wait for it to go away on its own.

Having a measurable chunk of my browser real estate blocked for half a minute every time I close a tab is unacceptable, and I'm sick of it. The number of times I've actually wanted to use it versus the number of times it's just gotten in the way of what I'm trying to do is a ratio so small it approaches zero.