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Text Free Browsing

by Jonas Lund · Just for Fun
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Hides all text on every website

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.7 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
37
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#24K
#20K among extensions
Version
4.3
updated 6 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
2006001,000Aug 2023Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
102437Aug 2023Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 37 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 Text Free Browsing

Text Free Browsing is an extension that can hide text while you surf the web. You can turn it on or off at any moment. An art project by Rafaël Rozendaal & Jonas Lund For personal use only: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://www.newrafael.com http://www.jonaslund.com

Growth

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

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Text Free Browsing appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
browsing#16+5

Version history

2 versions recorded
4.36 Mar 2025
4.121 Jul 2017

Details

Category
Just for Fun
First seen
21 Jul 2017
Size
15 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
textfreebrowsing.com
Extension ID
ioglfbphilinnhdmfbmfljmhemegfcdg

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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