Chrome Extension - Local Web Cleaner

Hide AI Overviews and annoying webpage elements.

Vanish is a local-first browser extension that hides Google AI Overviews, popups, cookie banners, sticky widgets, newsletter boxes, sidebars and other visual clutter with one click.

It is built for people who want cleaner webpages without sending browsing data to a remote service. Rules stay in your browser. No account, no analytics, no cloud.

Chrome Web Store status Hide AI Overviews guide
Free MVP No account No analytics Local rules Import/export
Vanish hides Google AI Overviews with a local browser extension cleaner

What Vanish Does

Hide Google AI Overviews

Use the local cleaner to remove AI Overview blocks from Google Search pages when you want a cleaner results page.

Click-to-hide any element

Pick a popup, sticky header, newsletter box, sidebar, banner or widget. Vanish saves the rule for that site.

Rules per site

Hidden elements are scoped to hostnames, so a rule made on one site does not unexpectedly affect another site.

Pause and restore

Pause Vanish on a site, restore all hidden elements, or disable individual rules when a page changes.

Import and export

Export your local rules as JSON and bring them back later. No account or cloud sync required.

Local-only privacy

No account, no analytics, no external server. Rules and settings stay in chrome.storage.local.

Real Product Screenshots

Vanish hiding Google AI Overviews on a search results page
Hide Google AI Overviews
Vanish click-to-hide picker saving a hidden webpage element rule
Click an element and it stays hidden
Vanish cleaning popups, cookie banners and sticky widgets from webpages
Clean popups, cookie banners and widgets
Vanish popup rule manager with local hidden element rules
Manage, pause and restore rules

How It Works

1

Click Vanish

Open the extension and start pick mode on the current page.

2

Pick clutter

Choose the AI block, popup, widget, sidebar or banner you want gone.

3

Keep it clean

Vanish saves a local per-site rule and reapplies it on future visits.

Chrome Web Store status

Vanish v0.1.0 has a ready Chrome extension zip, listing copy, privacy notes and real-capture store assets. The public Chrome Web Store link will be added here after the listing is created and review is complete.

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SEO Guides

How to hide Google AI Overviews

A practical guide to cleaning AI Overview blocks from Google results with a browser extension.

How to hide elements on websites

Hide sticky headers, popups, banners, sidebars and widgets without writing custom CSS.

FAQ

What is Vanish?

Vanish is a local-first browser extension for hiding Google AI Overviews and annoying webpage elements such as popups, cookie banners, sticky widgets, sidebars and newsletter boxes.

Does Vanish send browsing data to a server?

No. Vanish stores hidden-element rules and site settings locally in the browser. It does not use accounts, analytics, cloud sync or external network requests.

Is Vanish an ad blocker?

No. Vanish is not a universal ad blocker. It is a focused web cleaner for user-selected visible clutter and deterministic Google AI Overview cleanup.

Can I undo hidden elements?

Yes. You can restore all hidden elements on a site, pause Vanish on a site, or disable and delete individual rules in the rule manager.

When will the Chrome Web Store link be available?

The Chrome Web Store submission package is ready. The public store link will be added after Chrome Web Store review creates or publishes the listing.

Last updated: April 26, 2026