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How to hide cookie consent banners

Works on every website · takes about 10 seconds · free

Cookie walls are the toll booths of the modern web — full-width bars, corner cards, or page-blocking overlays that demand attention on literally every site you visit for the first time.

Why it gets in the way

The dark-pattern ones make "reject" three clicks deep, and plenty re-ask on every visit because you didn't accept. Meanwhile they cover navigation, footers, and content.

The 10-second fix

HideIt is a free browser extension that hides any element you point at — including widgets inside iframes that normally swallow your clicks and open instead of hiding.

Chat widgets live in iframes that eat your clicks — click one normally and it opens. HideIt paints a shield over the widget while picking, so your click hides it instead of feeding it.

The manual way (if you like pain)

You can open DevTools, find the element (varies per site — that's why point-and-click hiding beats filter lists here), and write a custom CSS rule in an ad-blocker. It works until the site changes its markup — HideIt's self-healing selectors handle that for you, and re-hide the element if the site sneaks it back.

Does hiding it break the site?

No — HideIt only hides what you clicked, nothing else. If you ever want it back, open the HideIt popup and un-hide it in one click, per site, per element.

Get HideIt free + launch alert

HideIt lands on Chrome, Firefox and Safari this week. Register and we'll email you the install link the moment it's live — plus you get priority support. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

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