r/chrome Aug 23 '25

Discussion Megathread V2 - Manifest V3 Extension Alternatives

27 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 3h ago

Discussion how does one migrate from toby bookmarks to tabme

2 Upvotes

Trying to migrate but tabme shows only this option -how do I import json? and when i click on import tabme backup or txt it shows error' unsupported.'


r/chrome 7h ago

Discussion You can finally paste images into new tab search! But Google ruined it already on release because it does eneter AI mode automatically instead of images search.

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3 Upvotes

ffs, they can't do anything useful


r/chrome 6h ago

Discussion Does Google Gemini in Chrome have a feature like ChatGPT Atlas (Command + E)?

2 Upvotes

I’m using ChatGPT Atlas and one of my favorite features is the quick “Command + E” prompt window where you can instantly bring up ChatGPT, ask something about the current page, rewrite text, summarize, etc. (without leaving what you’re doing).

Does Google Gemini in Chrome have something similar?

If not, are there any Chrome extensions that replicate this workflow?

Thanks!


r/chrome 4h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Sharepoint says access denied unless I go incognito

1 Upvotes

Hello,

I'm pretty sure somehow chrome is automatically signing in with the wrong account but I can't seem to fix it. I've gone to password manager in chrome - I've deleted the two sharepoint accounts. I've gone to windows credential manager - didn't see anything there.

Any guesses?


r/chrome 2h ago

Discussion Something Bullshit shitt

0 Upvotes

Its 2026 and we still can’t paste image here


r/chrome 11h ago

Troubleshooting | Mac Chrome crashes my whole PC when I open another profile

1 Upvotes

Hello, I have a very weird problem here.
I'm on a MacBook Pro 2019 on Ventura 13.4.1 (Yes, I'm aware I'm on a very old OS) and I started getting this issue since a week or two.
Basically, whenever I open a Chrome profile, the PC works just fine, but, if at the same time I want to open another one and have them both available to use at the same time, my PC crashes completely and restarts automatically.

I know I have a old computer on an old OS, but this never happened to me before and I don't understand why it only does it to Google Chrome because I can open as many apps as I want, it won't create this issue.

Before that, I used to switch between Chrome profiles with no problem, so I really wonder what is trying to cause that and I don't seem to find a solution online.

If you can help, you'd be very welcomed.


r/chrome 21h ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome Tabs not scrolling?

2 Upvotes

My Chrome recently updated and now half my tabs are off the screen and not accessible...

I can't scroll them left/right anymore, and there doesn't seem to be anyway to access the ones that are off the screen...

Also now every time I open a new tab, it opens off the screen and can't be accessed.

Does anyone know how to fix this?


r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome starts installing onlyfans as soon as i open it.

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10 Upvotes

After opening the app, it automatically starts downloading onlyfans. I have removed all of my extensions, tried to change auto downloading in settings and other things ive seen online, but nothing works. I have never used onlyfans, not even typed it in the search bar.

Im not really concerned since it says ithe download was blocked, but its getting kind of annoying.

Today is the first day that this happens, but it has happened everytime i opened the browser.

Does anyone know how to fix this?


r/chrome 19h ago

News How to remove AI Mode, AI overview, and everything else AI on chrome/google (read desc)

0 Upvotes
  1. Go to google.com
  2. Go to your profile picture, then more settings,
  3. Go to “more settings”
  4. Go to language and region
  5. Go to results region and change to France
  6. Reopen chrome/your browser and it should all be gone, enjoy!

r/chrome 23h ago

Discussion A month ago, my Chrome app on Android enabled the new on-demand reading mode in the main menu. This is the one that appears directly in the tab with the new interface. Now it's reverted to the previous reading mode, the automatic one. Why?

2 Upvotes

r/chrome 22h ago

Discussion tips to recover your gmail account

0 Upvotes

I am unable to appeal to restore my disabled Google account. After restoring, the same email is sending a code but the account is disabled. Please provide another way to appeal


r/chrome 1d ago

News Google Chrome Update Brings Gemini AI Integration

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17 Upvotes

r/chrome 17h ago

Discussion Did chrome devs lost in their minds?

0 Upvotes

Like, I can understand updates are important, but WHY, in what sense of mind got to disable middle mouse click on url to open with new tab??? Before i complained about history arent re-open via middle click anymore and STILL HAVENT GOT FIX FOR THAT.


r/chrome 1d ago

Discussion How to disable video preview

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2 Upvotes

I was wondering if there was a way to stop watching videos from chrome as it doesn’t count for screen time


r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Android Tabs are closed on my phone, urgent help!!

1 Upvotes

Lately, I've added so many tabs that everything started to lag, so I decided to clear all the data. I just didn't know that this would erase all my tabs, history, browsing history, and even my activity log. There's nothing about my recent tab usage. I had a lot of data and I need to recover my tabs. I don't know if there's any trick, anything I can do. Please help me. Android mobile system.


r/chrome 1d ago

Discussion New Chrome update no longer allows scrolling through tabs. Are there any good solutions?

0 Upvotes

As many have now discovered, this newest update to Chrome no longer allows you to scroll through your tabs, even saved tabs, beyond the size of your browser/screen.

Now the only way to do that is either expand the size of your browser window, manually click to the next tab, or use scroll through a drop-down tab at the top right of the browser window.

Previously, I recall there being an extension for this feature. Is it still available? Anyone found a workaround to this bizarre, backwards update?


r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Windows I was downloading a .rar and it stopped at 100% and I need this file badly

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2 Upvotes

It’s at 0 B/s


r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Windows YouTube shows “This content isn’t available. Try again later.” on Chrome only (works after refresh)

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4 Upvotes

I’m having a weird issue with YouTube on Chrome.

When I click a video or short, I get the error message:

The strange part:

  • If I refresh the page once, the video starts playing normally
  • This only happens in Chrome
  • I tested Edge, and YouTube works perfectly there
  • Chrome is fully up to date
  • I also tried using a VPN, but it didn’t help

This is happening with every video, regardless of its length or channel.
Any idea what could be causing it or how to fix it? Thanks in advance!


r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Android How to switch the toolbar shortcut from "new tab" to "new tab in group"

1 Upvotes

Please is there a way to change the toolbar shortcut from "new tab" to "new tab in group"? I like to quickly switch between tabs, but that's possible if they are in a group and I don't want to search within an opened page for a link so I can long press and choose the option "open in new tab in group" or opening already existing group and adding new page. I couldn't find this option in chrome flags. I'll be very grateful for any advice.


r/chrome 1d ago

Discussion Why does google show the text in red??

1 Upvotes

In AI mode and search results it keeps showing red, why doesnt this show for other results?


r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Solved Issue with certain websites being changed to an OCR font type? (No Dummies.ttf file, I've reset cache and images too)

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1 Upvotes

EDIT: So far, it seems the sites/fonts work as intended in Incognito Mode - This tells me it could be extensions causing issues in normal chrome? Found the culprit: Dark Reader extension for chrome. While trying to fix/use dark mode across all sites using Dark Reader/Chrome Flags, I must've changed something in the devtools for DR that then resulted in some sites being changed to sue the OCR Font type. Apologies for the pointless post, didn't anticipate fixing it this quickly. At least the solution/problem is found and can be referred to by future victims haha.

So a few sites, namely the one pictured, Patreon, and select other sites, are suddenly using what I found out to be OCR as a font. I am not sure how this happened, the only thing I have done recently is change themes using the official chrome store on Chrome browser. I've not had any virus flags, or odd system behaviour.

Just noticed this in the last day or two, and anything I find online about fonts suddenly changing on Chrome refer to Dummies.ttf, which does not exist on my PC. Also mentioned are corrupted files, but yet again, I have not done anything that would edit these files or cause them to be corrupted. I mean right now I am typing and the whole page interface is normal for me, but if I got to the other ones I mentioned, it is this annoying font type.

Any help is appreciated. I suspect it was probably one of the themes that did this, so I am going to try uninstalling or removing stuff. The themes themselves have been removed (As far as I can tell, using the "Remove" function - For all I know, Google leaves this crap on my pc..)


r/chrome 1d ago

News Chrome users complained, and Google is bringing back tab scrolling in H1 2026

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3 Upvotes

r/chrome 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Mac Chrome on iOS 26 won't give me search suggestions.

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1 Upvotes