Browse Less Extension Chrome

Browse Less Extension

Unlike most productivity extensions, Browse Less kindly encourages you to stop wasting your time browsing a website by fading the page as you scroll.

Features:
+Fade website as you scroll down
+Enable/Disable on separate websites
+Adjust fade amount
+Auto save settings
+Whitelist specific pages by enabling both Page + Website options.

Note: This extension will only work on pages with Javascript enabled. The Chrome Web Store prevents Javascript from loading, so try it out on other websites.

Version 1.1.0 - March 13, 2024
+Added \"whitelist\" feature. Unblock a specific page by enabling both options (Page + Website).

Version 1.0.0 - March 23, 2022
+Updated description for store page

Version 0.6 - December 6, 2021
+Updated slider max value from 5 to 20 (1 = fade quickly, 20 = fade slowly)
+Updated slider icon
+Added error message for websites that do not allow extensions

Version 0.5 - November 23, 2021
+Added slider option for custom fade amount (left = show less content, right = show more content)
+Improved setting menu. Page now updates instantly when settings are changed (previously required a page refresh)

Version 0.4 - April 4, 2021
+Added option to enable fading for specific pages

Version 0.3 - July 10, 2019
+Changed blacklist behavior. By default, the script is disabled per site

Version 0.2 - July 10, 2019
+Updated URL matching permission

Version 0.1 - July 9, 2019
+Added opacity filter when scrolling
+Added option to disable the script

Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Browse Less", "description": "The more you scroll, the more faded the page becomes. Break your browsing habit one scroll at a time.", "version": "1.1.0", "action": { "default_popup": "www/popup.html", "default_title": "Browse Less" }, "content_scripts": [{ "matches": ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"], "run_at": "document_end", "js": ["www/js/main.js"] }], "icons": { "16": "www/img/icons/icon16.png", "48": "www/img/icons/icon48.png", "128": "www/img/icons/icon128.png" }, "permissions": [ "activeTab", "storage" ]}

Browse Less

The more you scroll, the more faded the page becomes. Break your browsing habit one scroll at a time.

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