01Content blocking
uBlock Origin Lite
A lean Manifest V3 content blocker from the uBlock Origin developer.
Start with its default rules. Increase filtering only when you understand the extra site access being requested.
Curated tools, clear trade-offs
A calmer Chrome.
Five useful additions.
A small, intentional toolkit for blocking unwanted content, reducing tracking, handling consent dialogs, checking GPC, and restoring one very useful YouTube signal.
Install less. Understand more. Every extension receives some degree of browser access. Read its permissions, remove tools you stop using, and install only from the linked official listing.
CoreuBlock Origin LiteStart with content and tracker filtering.
LayerPrivacy BadgerAdd behavior-based tracker resistance and GPC.
ConvenienceConsent-O-MaticAutomate supported consent dialogs.
OptionalInspector + YouTubeAdd diagnostics and dislike estimates only if useful.
Chrome extensions
The recommended set
Use the official listing links below. Similar names and copied icons are common in extension stores, especially for popular utilities.
01Open in Chrome Web Store
02Tracker resistance
Privacy Badger
EFF's tracker blocker learns from suspicious third-party behavior and sends the GPC signal.
It complements a list-based blocker and offers per-site controls when an embedded feature needs to be restored.
03Privacy diagnostics
GPC Inspector
Checks whether your browser sends GPC and whether a website publishes a support declaration.
Treat it as a verification tool, not a tracker blocker. Review its broad diagnostic permissions before installation.
04Consent automation
Consent-O-Matic
Applies your saved choices to supported GDPR consent dialogs instead of making you repeat them.
Built by privacy researchers at Aarhus University. Coverage depends on the consent platform and its current markup.
05YouTube utility
Return YouTube Dislike
Restores a community estimate of YouTube dislike counts using archived data and extension votes.
Counts after YouTube removed its public dislike API are estimates. The extension uses the project's service for video data.
Compatibility note: blockers can overlap, and strict settings can break embedded media or sign-in flows. Change one setting at a time so you know which protection caused the behavior.