News Filter for Google News icon

News Filter for Google News

by GoogleWebStore · News & Weather
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

A simple Google Chrome extension.

Users
59
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#102K
#85K among extensions
Version
0.0.0.2
updated 24 May 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
03570Jan 2024Jun 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 59 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Jan 2024Jun 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 News Filter for Google News

Filters articles from Google news website based on author of article. 1. Put in the exact name of the author into the text field and hit Confirm. 2. Refresh the page and navigate to https://news.google.com/ to see it in action!

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−3−4.8%00.00
30 days−2−3.3%00.00
6 months−3−4.8%00.00
1 year−3−4.8%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.0.0.224 May 2024
0.0.0.121 Jan 2024

Details

Category
News & Weather
First seen
21 Jan 2024
Size
260 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
kockbnnmooegjeijgjgabnoblcpajooa

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabstoragescripting
Site access
https://news.google.com/

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