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Refine

by InsertLearning, Inc. · insertlearning.com · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Remove clutter from online articles to help your students focus on reading, and share to Google Classroom.

Users
6,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#13K
#11K among extensions
Version
2.0.0
updated 5 Jan 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
030K60KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
023Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 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 Refine

You want students to read more online articles, yet all of the clutter and ads on some sites can be too distracting for your students. Refine is a free Chrome extension that lets teachers share a refined online article with their students right through Google Classroom. A simple solution brought to you by the teachers at InsertLearning.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year−1,000−14.3%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
2.0.04 Jan 2023
1.0.017 May 2017

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
17 May 2017
Size
90 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
npilhaamcjahflafelbfpmmfcihoiian

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
webNavigationscriptingactiveTab
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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