Enhance your Google search experience by hiding distracting elements.

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Version
1.1
Update
July 26, 2024
Size
69.97KiB
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Users
6
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Manifest Version
3
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Pure Search Extension

Elevate your Google search experience with Pure Search - your powerful tool for distraction-free browsing.

Pure Search puts you in control, allowing you to effortlessly filter out unnecessary elements from your search results. With intuitive toggles, easily hide Google News, Knowledge Panels, Top Stories, News Results, and Social Media content. Streamline your search process and focus on what truly matters.

Feeling overwhelmed? Activate \"Hide All\" with a single click and instantly declutter your results. For extended focus sessions, lock your preferred settings for 24 hours and enjoy consistent, clean searches.

Whether you're a student conducting research, a professional seeking specific information, or anyone looking to optimize their online searches, Pure Search is your go-to solution for a more efficient search experience.

Install Pure Search now and experience the difference that clarity can make in your daily browsing.

Pure Search: Find What Matters.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Pure Search", "version": "1.1", "description": "Enhance your Google search experience by hiding distracting elements.", "permissions": ["storage"], "host_permissions": ["*://*.google.com/*"], "background": { "service_worker": "source/background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://*.google.com/*"], "js": ["source/content.js"], "run_at": "document_start" } ], "icons": { "48": "assets/favicon-48.png", "128": "assets/favicon-128.png" }, "action": { "default_popup": "source/popup.html", "default_icon": "assets/favicon-48.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Pure Search extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Pure Search extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Pure Search extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Pure Search extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Pure Search extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Pure Search extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Pure Search Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Pure Search extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Pure Search extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Pure Search extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Pure Search extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Pure Search extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Pure Search extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Pure Search extension file

Select and download the Pure Search extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Pure Search extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Pure Search extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Pure Search extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Pure Search extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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