Uncover UI

by Chris Palmer · Workflow & Planning

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

Removes annoying overlay elements that hide UI elements in Gmail and Google Docs.

Users

0 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#183K

#153K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 17 Aug 2021

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 12 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Uncover UI

This extension removes UI elements in Gmail and Google Docs that cover other, more important UI elements. (See screenshot.) Uncover UI currently only works for some elements in some Google applications. I can easily extended it if you send me a feature request. 🙂 Uncover UI is designed to be as simple as possible, and has no functionality other than removing annoying overlay elements. This is easy to see in the very short and simple implementation. There is nothing to configure. To use Uncover UI, simply press the Lightning (⚡️) icon in the Chrome toolbar. If you want to get the overlay elements back, simply reload the page.