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Disable Google Search Text Highlights

by everyonesdesign · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

This minimalistic extension disables "Scroll to Text Fragment" feature in Google search results

Users
4,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
73
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#15K
#13K among extensions
Version
3.0.0
updated 31 Aug 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
1,0002,5004,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
104273Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 73 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Disable Google Search Text Highlights

Google search results sometimes highlight text snippets on pages opened from search results. The feature can sometimes be annoying, however currently there's no way to disable it from browser preferences. This extension has been created to override it and disable the highlights. Disable Google Search Text Highlights is open source software: https://github.com/everyonesdesign/disable-google-search-text-highlights ☕ If you like the extension you can buy a coffee for the author here: https://buymeacoff.ee/everyonesdesign ============ Changelog 3.0.0 - migrate to manifest v3 2.1.1 - add deprecated domains back to the list (to avoid prompting users about the changed list and also in case Google brings them back in the future) 2.1.0 (unreleased) - update Google domains list 2.0.0 - use runPatiently function to run as early as possible - replace the links instead of updating urls - run the script earlier (to make sure the links are replaced by the time the page is loaded) 1.1.0 - Only change href if text fragment is present - Drop trailing "#" caused by text fragment 1.0.0 Major release - Lower permissions level (specific domains instead of all_urls) - Replace only :~:text piece of fragment directives, leaving other directives untouched - Fix: remove text fragment for URLs with hashes - Add tests 0.0.5 - Improve pattern for matching all the Google domains 0.0.4 - Fix an issue with breaking "Tools" buttons functionality on Google 0.0.2 - Initial stable version ============ Tags: Scroll to Text Fragment, fragmentDirective textFragment

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%+1−0.01
1 year0+0.0%+3−0.11

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Disable Google Search Text Highlights appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
fragment#22−1
disable#51+6

Version history

7 versions recorded
3.0.031 Aug 2024
2.1.11 Jun 2023
2.0.010 Aug 2022
1.1.028 Nov 2020
1.0.09 Oct 2020
0.0.56 Sep 2020
0.0.428 Aug 2020

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
28 Aug 2020
Size
15 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1

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